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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1N4AL3AP9HC••••••2017 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2017 Nissan ALTIMA build (25 vs 11).
25on this build
378on the model
34builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedPower Train 9Engine 3Electrical System 3Vehicle Speed Control 3
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireFeb 2020
Ii noticed a weird smell coming from the engine for a about month but didn't think anything of it. I was driving on my way to work when my car started smoking, shut off, and caught on fire! Had this car for not even 1 year when this incident happened. Took good care of the car,…
Power TrainJun 2025
When driving down the street car shuts off lights flicker on and off continuously sometimes it don’t turn back on sometimes it does but I usually just coast until it turns back on very dangerous if on freeway or heavy traffic also the brake light and and trac lights go on when…
Air BagsAug 2024
My air bag light stay on while im driving
Unknown Or OtherJan 2024
Check Engine light is on and has been diagnosed twice at different Nissan dealerships. Once the car stops, it hesitates to accelerate. I have to press the gas more than once and then it zooms off. Cleaning the Mass Air Flow Sensor and Throttle Body worked for 3 days and light…
Vehicle Speed ControlJul 2023
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was not functioning as intended. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stalled. In addition, the check engine warning…
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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 1N4AL3AP9HC215594 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.