NHTSA Complaint #10484722 — 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA

UNDERBODY OF PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR WITH LARGE HOLE(20 BY 20) IN IT DISCOVERED WHEN 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS BEING DONE. THIS AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF PERSON SITTING IN THAT SEAT SINCE THE SEAT BASE IS DAMAGED AND THE SEAT WITH THE PASSENGER BUCKLED IN THAT SEAT WOULD PROPEL OUT THE WINDSHIELD IN AN ACCIDENT. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SAFETY CONCERNS ARE NOTED ONLINE DURING A SEARCH OF NISSAN ALTIMA UNDERBODY HOLES/RUST. I THINK THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND IT HAS BEEN NOTED OVER AND OVER IN COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THERE ARE NO SAFETY BULLETINS, NO RECALLS, ETC. MY SHOP SAID THIS IS THE SECOND ONE RECENTLY AND WHEN I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER HE SAID THEY HAVE ANOTHER CAR JUST TODAY THAT ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT'S OVER $1000 TO REPAIR AND NO PART IS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THAT/ THE SEAT HAS TO BE REMOVED, THE CARPETING REMOVED, THE AREA WELDED WITH A PIECE OF METAL , ETC. ETC. *TR