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2005 NISSAN ALTIMA — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 537744 · 2005-06-02

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
13,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING HOME ON 202 FREEWAY GOING EAST. ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING ON THE STEERING BROKE ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. CAR TURNED LEFT AND WENT INTO CONCRETE DIVIDER OF FREEWAY. TOTALED CAR. EXAMINATION SHOWS BROKEN BALL JOINT OF SOME KIND AND TIRE WAS DISTROYED ON DRIVERS FRONT SIDE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10123943
Machine
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