NHTSA Complaint #10731901 — 2008 NISSAN VERSA

I WAS DRIVING ON A SMALL PAVED TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH.I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT.THIS HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE A SMALL SIDE ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO THAT ROAD SO I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY.DUE TO THE FLAT TIRE AND BROKEN SPRING THE CAR SAT TOO LOW FOR THE FACTORY PROVIDED JACK TO FIT UNDER THE CAR.I CALLED MY BROTHER FOR ASSISTANCE AND HE SHOWED UP WITH MY NEPHEW.THEY WERE ABLE TO LIFT UP ON THE CAR JUST ENOUGH SO THAT I COULD PLACE THE JACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION.WE PUT THE FACTORY DONUT SPARE TIRE ON AND I DROVE TO WAREHOUSE TIRE...UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE JUST CLOSING DOWN FOR THE DAY.I HAD FOUR NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY AND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC.I PICKED THE CAR UP ON JULY 3RD.MY MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN ALSO.THE DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN NEAR THE TOP;THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE CLOSER TO BOTTOM WHICH ALLOWED IT TO SPIN OUT OF PLACE AND SLICE THE TIRE.