Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10536561August 21, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED BUT IDLED ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536442August 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN I WAS CAME HOME FROM SHOPPING I STOP CAR AND SWITCH OFF AND GO HOME AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN GOING TO SOME WHERE BUT CAR TAKE TIME TO START AFTER FEW SECOND CAR START. TRY 3 TIMES SAME. NEXT DAY GOING TO WORK AND SAME STARTING PROBLEM START CAR AND GOING ABOUT 1 MILE DRIVE POWER CUT OFF AND LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME ABLE TO GO ON SIDE BECAUSE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING NO BRAKE NO GAS GOD HELP ME AFTER ONE MINT START CAR AND RICH WORK ABOUT 2 MILE . AT WORK WE HAVE MECHANIC HE HAS SOFTWARE FOR CAR DIAGNOSIS HE CHECK AND TOLD ME CODE P0340 FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WE CHANGE ONE BOUGHT FROM DEALER AFTER 2 HR GOING HOME SAME PROBLEM STARTING. MECHANIC RESET AND GO HOME NEXT DAY GOING TO WORK SAME THING HAPPENED POWER SHUTOFF ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 ABLE TO PARK ONSIDE AND START AGAIN AND DROP TO REPAIR SHOP. HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME YOU HAVE TO CHANGE ANOTHER CAMSHAFT SENSOR AFTER WOK FINE FOR UP TO NOW. BUT THEY RECALL SOME CAR BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM IF I WAS IN HIGHWAY THEN WHAT HAPPENED DO YOU THINK I WILL ABLE TO WRITE NOW OR DIE. CAN YOU CHECK ON THIS AND DO SOMETHING OTHERWISE SOME ONE DIE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536495August 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THIS MEANS THE AIR BAG HAS TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM. PASSENGER WAS 140 LB WOMAN 5' 7" TALL. SO, AIR BAG SHOULD BE FUNCTIONING THE ENTIRE TIME THIS PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE NISSAN DEALER TESTED THE AIR BAG AND SAID IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. SO, WHY IS THE LIGHT COMING ON TO TURN OFF THE AIR BAG? THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IS THE LIGHT SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY? I HAVE TALKED TO NISSAN CORPORATE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE FIRST THING THAT WAS SAID WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT IS THE FIRST LINE OF SAFETY IN A CRASH. THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN SO THEY COULD HAVE A DIAGNOSIS THAT WAS LESS THAN 30 DAYS OLD. SO, TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE WITHIN 5 YEARS ISN'T ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REVIEW THIS SITUATION - A SAFETY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536491August 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
SAFETY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. I AM 5' 7" TALL AND AROUND 140 LBS. THEREFORE, THE AIR BAG SHOULD BE FUNCTIONING WHILE I AM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON ERRATICALLY EVEN TO THIS DAY IN 2013. WE HAD NISSAN TEST IT AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2012 AND THEY GAVE US THE SAME EXCUSE. THE SENSOR IS SUPPOSEDLY WORKING. WHY DOES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON WITH PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT (THE LIGHT ON MEANS THAT THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO LOW WEIGHT OF PERSON, ETC.)? ARE WE OR ARE WE NOT BEING PROTECTED BY THE AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536625August 21, 2013
TIRES
2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE FAILURE. *SMD ON JUNE 12, 2012, THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR NEW MICHELIN TIRES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AROUND MARCH 2013, HE NOTICED THE TIRES WERE CRACKING AND SPLITTING . AT THE TIME, THE TIRES ONLY HAD 5500 MILES OF WEAR ON THEM. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE RETAILER, WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND THEY ORDERED NEW TIRES. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE NEW TIRES WERE CRACKING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE RETAILER AGAIN, AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE RETAILER AGAIN ON MAY 30, 2013, BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE ALSO CRACKING AND SPLITTING. THE RETAILER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD, AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT MICHELIN. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MICHELIN, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SIX YEAR DEFECT WITH THE TIRES AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AND TIRES TO A MICHELIN REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN TWO PLACES TO GO AND A REFERENCE NUMBER. MICHELIN AGREED TO PAY 60% OF THE COST TOWARD NEW TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536303August 20, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE ALTIMA. THEREFORE, THE AIR BAG TURNED OFF WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A 5'7" ADULT FEMALE WEIGHING AROUND 140 LBS. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICES TODAY AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I NOTICED ONLINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA'S, SO WHY NOT THIS ONE? IS THIS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED? I WILL ALSO BE SENDING A COMPLAINT REGARDING OUR 2008 ALTIMA THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED ON THIS 2008 VEHICLE, EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536319August 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2006 ALTIMA HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, SERVICED AND DRIVEN WITH NO ISSUES UNTIL RECENTLY WHILE REPAIRING A LEAKING RADIATOR HOSE, I NOTICED THAT BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FLOOR HAD A RUSTED THRU HOLE IN THE SAME LOCATION, RIGHT WHERE THE FEET WOULD REST. NO OTHER PART OF THE FLOOR PAN OR UNDERCARRIAGE HAS ANY RUST. I BROUGHT CAR TO A BODY SHOP AND AS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALTIMAS IN THIS YEAR RANGE. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND IN MY RESEARCH, NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536317August 20, 2013
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT GOES BAD VERY QUICKLY WHICH RESULTS INTO JUNK BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE GETS BLOWN OR BURNS OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. EVERYONE WITH THE 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE A RECALL. NISSAN SIMPLY CHARGES US THOUSANDS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH OF COURSES DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536046August 19, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THE WINDSHIELDS ON 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA'S ARE DEFECTIVE IN NATURE. THAT IS, DO THESE WINDSHIELDS HAVE A PROPENSITY TO EASILY CRACK POSSIBLY DUE TO WEAKNESS OR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING? OUR BRAND NEW ALTIMA WHICH HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES SUFFERED A CRACK WINDSHIELD PASSENGER SIDE. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED SIMILAR INCIDENCES, SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDSHIELD_CRACKED.SHTML THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND COULD BE A RESULT OF A WEAK WINDSHIELD, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536148August 19, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535905August 17, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUEL THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE REMAINS INDICATING "EMPTY". FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY ASSUMES "FULL" POSITION AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535724August 16, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS A RUST HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE CARPET IS LOWERING DOWN. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO GET IT FIXED. SEEMS LIKE MANY OTHER HAVE THE SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534588August 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HE FOUND IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT DETERMINED WHETHER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT OR A CHILD. THE CONSUMER INSTALLED SPACERS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER SEAT RAILS AND THE SEAT IN ORDER TO RAISE THE SEAT BY ONE INCH. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALTERING THE VEHICLE VOIDED THE WARRANTY COVERING THE FAULTY SENSOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CHANGES HE MADE RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT STILL BEING MORE FIRMLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE THAN THE POWER SEAT THAT SAT BESIDE IT. AS FAR AS THE SENSOR WAS CONCERNED, IT COULD NOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEATS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION AND THE ALTERATIONS THAT HE MADE. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF HE RESTORED THE SEAT TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION, WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED UN-ALTERED; HE SAID NO. THE VERY FACT THAT HE REMOVED THE SEAT CONSTITUTED ALTERING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535330August 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE
SO AFTER MY HUSBAND REPLACED A FAULTY BRAKE CALIPER ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY ALTIMA HE PROCEEDED TO ROTATE THE TIRES. IT WAS THEN HE DISCOVERED MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WE HAD BEEN NOTICING A "WET CAR" SMELL ON OCCASION, BUT I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THIS. I AM SO DISGUSTED. TO BEAT IT ALL, NISSAN WON'T RECTIFY THIS?? THAT'S BULL@$#T. I HAD A 1995 ALTIMA THAT I DROVE FOR OVER A DECADE WITH OVER 200000 MILES ON IT BEFORE I TRADED IT IN. THE RELIABILITY OF IT WAS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER. THOUGH MY HUSBAND CAN REPLACE THE DAMAGED AREA, THE POINT IS HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. I PROMISE YOU THIS, IT IS THE LAST NISSAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER BUY. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT BUYING AMERICAN ENGINEERED/MADE/CONCEIVED (KARMA BIT ME IN THE BUTT). I'LL GO BACK TO FORD FOR SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535345August 14, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I GOT NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 IN SEP. 2012 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS CAR EVERY MONTH TO DEALERSHIP FOR AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR, WHICH REMAINS LIT EVEN WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED WITH SEAT BELT ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER RANGED FROM 130 TO 180 POUNDS. THE MOST SERIOUS OF THESE INCIDENTS WAS, WHEN I DROVE MY CAR FOR 15 MILES (2 MILES ON CITY STREET AND 13 MILES ON FREEWAY). SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, THEY WOULD RESET SOME SENSORS BUT IT HASN'T MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. I WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE WAY PASSENGER WAS SITTING, SO ONE TIME I ASKED PASSENGER TO JUMP ON THE SEAT, THAT 180LB PASSENGER WAS JUMPING IN THE SEAT BUT THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. I NOTICED THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I HOPE THESE COMPLAINTS WILL EVENTUALLY GET DESIRED RECALL ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535070August 13, 2013
STEERING
I TOOK MY CAR TO WASH AND SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON I JUST HEARD A NOISE RIGHT AFTER THAT MY RESET TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SET WAS FLASHING, I TRIED TO CANCEL IT BUT IT WOULDN'T THEN LUCKILY I SHOULD SAY WHEN I GOT HOME MY AC JUST TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT WOULDN'T START THEN THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT TURNED ON AND I IT WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE THE EITHER KEY. MY PHONE WAS CHARGING AND IT WAS ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. I'VE VERY UPSET. I HAD TO TOW IT IN TO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED HAD TO PAY 95.00 FOR IT PLUS NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS: -----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- FROM: [XXX] SENT: MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 12:20 PM TO: SUBJECT: REPAIR QUOTE THE REPAIRS FOR 2008 ALTIMA ARE LISTED BELOW STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY & SCREWS 834.22 LABOR CHARGES 286.20 TAXES & DISPOSAL FEES -95.89 TOTAL - 1216.31 THIS IS ABSURD, I DID MY RESEARCH AND I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535091August 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE AND A FIRE EMERGED FROM THE HARNESS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE CONTACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/12/13*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535099August 13, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE THREE OCCUPANTS EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND FLAMES WERE NOT PRESENT; HOWEVER, PARTS OF THE ENGINE DETACHED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE LOW OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534898August 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY ADULT PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534901August 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY ADULT PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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