I got in my car and put in reverse. Then heard a loud bang immediately after moving a few inches backwards. I can only assume years of bumps, potholes, salty roads during snowy days, etc. helped this, but I have never had a vehicle's spring break before!

The four vehicles I have owned needed shock absorbers to be replaced, but never the spring. I guess the company is using cheaper parts that have areas of structural inadequacy.

I am curious to see how many vehicles are affected by this, or is it just a handful?

2010 Nissan Altima with only 82,000 kms. Heard a bang in the front end and immediately had a look and felt the broken end of the coil spring on the passenger front side. Approx. 8" length. I since learned through Google search that this isn't as isolated as I might have thought and would hope that the Ministry of Transportation take notice and request Nissan recall this part as significant as it relates to the suspension of the front and could lead to loss of control. I've owned a number of vehicles of the years and have yet to have a coil spring break, I would hope my post leads others to do the same when this occurs because if not reported in numbers, nothing will put pressure on the manufacture to recall this significant issue.