NHTSA Complaint #11404660 — 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING AND AXLE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO TURN INWARDS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE 5 MPH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED AT HIS PARENT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE THAT THE REAR AXLE AND SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.