NHTSA Complaint #11384358 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HOOD LATCHES OF THESE VEHICLES THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED BUT I HAD AN INCIDENT OCCUR WHERE MY HOOD DID FLY OPEN ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW HOOD LATCH AND SECURE THE HOOD BUT THE DAMAGE IS STILL PRESENT, THE HOOD DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE FENDERS WERE PUSHED BACK AND DAMAGED....I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I COULD HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED WITH NO COST TO ME DUE TO THIS RECALL? I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I STILL HAVE TRAUMA TO THIS DAY FROM THAT INCIDENT AND MY HOOD STILL DOES NOT LOOK PROPERLY SEALED AND WHEN I DRIVE OVER 60MPH I CAN SEE VIBRATIONS IN THE HOOD WHICH MAKE ME FEEL WITHOUT THE PROPER FIX, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.