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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4AL3AP4DC••••••2013 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 3.9× more complaints than the average 2013 Nissan ALTIMA build (95 vs 24).
95on this build
2123on the model
87builds in total
8involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 26Power Train 26Exterior Lighting 16Suspension 10
What owners of this build wrote
Exterior LightingcrashDec 2020
The low beam headlight output is so terrible I have to use my high beams at dusk or night in order to see. This is a safety hazard for myself and other drivers. Nissan needs to address and fix this problem immediately! I ran into a pothole ruining my tire and rim because I could…
Air BagscrashMay 2018
The contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving 35-40 mph, the contact looked down and, by the time he looked back up, he had crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The police were called to the scene and a report was filed. There were…
Electrical SystemcrashNov 2017
We haven't driven the car in like 10 days and tried starting it and it wouldn't start. Got the car jump started and noticed that every time I turned the steering wheel the car bogged down the navigation system shuts off and the steering wheel becomes very difficult to turn. Also…
Power TraincrashJul 2016
En noviembre del 2014 compre un nissan altima 2013 con apenas 31000 millas, a las 54000 millas tuve que cambiar el alternador,y ahora siento que tengo problemas con la transmision, es un carro relativamente nuevo,no deberia dar tantos problemas, espero me ayuden a resolver el…
StructureAug 2022
While driving at 35mph on a city road the car hood flew up open & smashed into the windshield despite their supposed fix of hood latch spring being replaced & assembly lubricated by the Nissan dealership in Aug 2021 due to a Nissan hood latch recall (NHTSA recall 16V-029) in…
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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 1N4AL3AP4DC183339 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.