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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4AL11D33C••••••2003 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 5.0× more complaints than the average 2003 Nissan ALTIMA build (59 vs 12).
59on this build
755on the model
64builds in total
4involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 36Structure 7Engine 6Electrical System 3
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashFeb 2018
Dash camera recorded what had happened. Watch until the end of the video to show the broken piece that came off from my car. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xurgkixxqos I am an owner of nissan altima 2003. Some rubber part in the front under my car (I think it's a cover of…
EnginefireAug 2014
The contact owned a 2003 nissan altima. While driving 60 mph, the front end of the vehicle caught fire. The fire department extinguished the flames, but the vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 130,000
Engine And Engine CoolingcrashJun 2010
The contact owns a 2003 nissan altima. While driving approximately 55-60 mph the vehicle stalled. He coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and waited a few minutes; however, when he restarted the vehicle it stalled again. The contact made several attempts before the…
Air BagscrashMar 2009
Air bags failed to deploy on my 2003 nissan altima serious body damage sustained; to my neck, a large fist size lump on the right side of my skull, severe left shoulder and back pain, a bruised forehead and altered vision in my right eye; frequently episodes of dizziness and…
Seat BeltsFeb 2017
Takata recall, my passenger front and back seats are the only seat belts that will not retrack whether the car is on/off. I tried driving to see if they then retrack and still nothing happens
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1N4AL11D33C203797 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.