Issue ID | 1704349 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11374757 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | ALTIMA |
Model Year | 2020 |
File date | 25/10/20 |
Component | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | During a snow storm a couple weeks ago in colorado my 2020 nissan altima's forward collision adas kicked in locking up my breaks causing me to slide into a curb and nearly rear end another vehicle also causing alignment issue's and problems with the traction system. Due to locking the brakes this accident was caused. It was on a city street while i was in motion however the forward collision kicked in way early and slammed the brakes which is extremely dangerous in cold and wet road conditions. There is a structural integrity issue near the cars suspension where a rod is rounded at the ends, but flat in the center and when the collision with curb happened it bent that bar at the flat part causing the alignment issue. This accident also caused my car to lift off the ground about 6 inches and to drive straight required me to take one whole lane of traffic and turn my steering wheel 90 degrees to stay straight and on the road. This extremely dangerous for this system to react as is did as if it did not react i had plenty of time and space and wouldn't have wrecked. The speed limit in the area is 15mph and i was going no more than 10mph due to the snow and frozen roads. This has given me migraines and i have had issues with my wrists, neck, back and ribs due to the whiplash caused as the car ended up speeding up heading into the crash due to the abrupt hard slam of the brakes caused by the forward collision on icy roads. The images attached are of the passenger side rear wheel. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2500 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | PARKER, CO |
VIN pattern | 1N4BL4CW7LCXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 1 |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 10 |
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