The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 45 mph, the hood of the vehicle released, cracked the windshield, and detached the finders. The contact parked the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact notified the dealer where a VIN search was performed. The dealer informed the contact of three open recalls on the vehicle; however, NHTSA campaign number: 14V565000 (latches/locks/linkages) was directly related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

- Litchfield, ME, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 10 mph, the safety latch on the hood of the vehicle fractured and caused the hood to fly up. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 46,000....updated 02/19/16 the consumer was informed the latch broke, there was some damage to the hood of the vehicle. Updated 02/24/16.

- Rome, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 45 mph, the hood unlatched without warning and impacted the windshield causing damages to the roof and sun roof, and the windshield glass cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the secondary hood latch failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the vehicle had previously been repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 15V116000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000.

- Centerville, VA, USA

2013 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle airbag recall and primary hood latch issues. The consumer stated the air bag was not working properly. According to the owner's manual, the light was suppose to come on and then go off, to shoe that it was working properly. The consumer was informed the hood latch had been oiled.

- North Las Vegas, NV, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 45 mph, the hood unlatched independently, struck the windshield and remained in the upright position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000. Updated 02/05/16 the C onsumer stated the problem was corrected. Updated 04/05/16.

- Belmont, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the hood of the vehicle unlatched. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V116000 (latches, locks, linkage). The failure mileage was approximately 74,555. Updated 8/10/15 updated 02/09/16

- Sutton, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 40 mph, the hood unlatched and struck the windshield of the vehicle without warning. The contact was able to merge to the side of the road and push the hood back into place. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While traveling at an unknown rate of speed, the hood latch failed and caused the hood to smash into the windshield. As a result, the front area of the vehicle was damaged. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop who repaired the body damages and the hood latch. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V116000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure was reported to the manufacturer and the contact was waiting to determine if the vehicle needed to be re-inspected and diagnosed pertaining to the recall repair. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 6/17/15 updated 10/13/2017

- Bronx, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds up an incline, the front hood unlatched independently in an open position. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V116000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

- Mckees Rock, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the hood unlatched and struck the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

- Woodbridge , VA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving through an intersection at approximately 25 mph, the hood unlatched and detached from the vehicle. The hood struck the front windshield and caused body damage to the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,683.

- Pittsfield, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 30 mph, the hood of the vehicle opened independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- Middleton, DE, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While traveling approximately 30 mph, the hood latch fractured and released without warning. As a result, the passenger and driver side fenders sustained damages. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 45 mph, the hood opened independently and damaged both front quarter panels. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14V565000 (structure); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,367.

- Hackettstown, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 30 mph, the hood of the vehicle erroneously unlatched and opened. The failure obstructed the driver's vision and created extensive body damage to the vehicle. During the failure, the secondary latch also malfunctioned and allowed the hood to open. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.

- New Hartford, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving at an unknown speed, the hood became unlatched and cracked the windshield before it detached completely. There were no injuries reported and a police report was not filed. The dealer replaced the hood. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 24,628.

- Warrendale, PA, USA