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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4AL3AP1DN••••••2013 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 3.2× more complaints than the average 2013 Nissan ALTIMA build (79 vs 24).
79on this build
2129on the model
87builds in total
4involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 21Exterior Lighting 16Power Train 15Suspension 10
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJul 2024
I was traveling straight and made an abrupt turn. I lost control of my car and struck a pole, then hit a brick building. None of the airbags in my vehicle deployed and I hit my nose on the steering wheel and sustained other injuries
Power TraincrashJan 2020
I was driving my 2013 altima with 73,000 miles on the interstate going about 85mph and all of a sudden I fell a sudden surge in power the RPM went from 2,400 to 5,300 simultaneously and the I smelled something burning and my engine died I almost got into a horrific accident but…
Latches/locks/linkagescrashNov 2017
The contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 75 mph, the hood independently opened and damaged the windshield and roof. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was driven away by the contact.…
Visibility/wipercrashJul 2015
2 years into owning a nissan altima sv the low beam headlights suddenly went dim. The car was returned to the nissan dealer, no less than 5 times, with no solutions. My husband has changed the bulbs multiple times, with no improvement. We are forced to drive the car with…
Vehicle Speed ControlJul 2024
I have taken the car to 3 mechanics for 4-5 incidents knowing that the mechanics were indeed certified in professionally fixing the issue. I was driving the car and made a proper left turn, yielding to oncoming traffic when suddenly the vehicle was unable to accelerate. The…
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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 1N4AL3AP1DN575568 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.