NHTSA Complaint #10915229 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE HOOD OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO FASTEN THE HOOD WITH A TWINE TO PREVENT THE HOOD FROM OPENING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V565000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.