Nissan Recall 238,000 Altimas For Hoods That Fly Open During A Crash

Nissan Motor Co. is recalling about 238,000 Altima sedans from the 2013 model year because a secondary hood latch may not hold, increasing the risk of a crash, U.S safety regulators and the company said today.

Altima is the most popular Nissan model in North America, and through September accounted for 26 percent of the Nissan brand's U.S. sales.

About 219,000 of the recalled vehicles are in the United States, 10,000 in Canada, 5,000 in Mexico, 2,000 in South Korea, 1,000 in Puerto Rico and the rest scattered in Latin American and Asia.

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MDarringer - 10/11/2014 5:35:59 PM

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And if the car is in a crash, why do we care if the hood opens? I mean the car is DAMAGED and stationary. LOL

610looper - 10/11/2014 11:27:28 PM

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Nissan Motor Co. is recalling about 238,000 Altima sedans from the 2013 model year because a secondary hood latch may not hold.......increasing the risk of a crash........Nissan became aware of a small number of incidents in which the hood came open while the car was movin.....causing damage to the car itself.....but said there it is aware of no crashes or injuries related to the issue.