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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4AL3AP1GC••••••2016 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 3.0× more complaints than the average 2016 Nissan ALTIMA build (39 vs 13).
39on this build
531on the model
41builds in total
5involved a crash
10injuries
Most reportedPower Train 17Air Bags 9Vehicle Speed Control 3Seat Belts 2
What owners of this build wrote
WheelscrashMay 2024
Going down the highway coming home my hood popped up and blocked my visibility I swerved off the road causing my back tire to blow out. Now my hood will not open back up, since I closed it on the highway. I got my car to my house with the spare but am not sure what to do now. I…
Air BagscrashDec 2020
I have a 2016 nissan altima. First: I was involved in an accident in which a regular truck hauling an enclosed trailer drove over a large piece of plywood on the interstate at 70mph in front of me (also going about 70 mph) causing the piece of plywood to raise off of the road…
Unknown Or OthercrashJul 2017
Vehicle will not acelarate or will acelarate on is own on 2 ocations it happen at the inner section of aplm beach blvd and veronica shoe maker as I waa ready to tur to my left side the car will not acelarate leaving me and a coworker screaming due that a car waa coming our way…
Seat BeltscrashSep 2016
The contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. While the contact's vehicle was stopped in traffic on the freeway, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The seat belt failed to retract properly. As a result, the contact sustained whiplash to the neck and…
StructureJan 2026
Subject Safety Defect Complaint Recall Repair Refusal and Manufacturer Delay Nissan Altima 2016 My 2016 Nissan Altima is subject to a safety recall related to the hood latch cover The hood latch cover on my vehicle is defective and stuck which caused the hood to become…
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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 1N4AL3AP1GC221713 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.