The paint specks are visible in a DOT photograph of one of the broken tie-down rods, which Alviti refers to as "pins." The tiny blue dots are on a surface of the rod that was exposed when it broke.

The tech identified the tie rod was indeed broken and was replaced, but Nissan had requested that the part be sent in to them for analysis. While the 2022 model year Sentra was built outside of ...

The left or right tie rod’s strength may be compromised, allowing it to bend or break if it experiences excess force, such as hitting a curb. A broken tie rod can cause a loss of steering ...

Nissan is recalling 236,000 Sentra sedans due to a tie rod in the car’s suspension that could bend or break, causing the driver to lose steering control. A total of 236,238 Sentras from model ...

Nissan told NHTSA it was aware of 91 field incidents from August 2021 through July 2023 related to a bent or broken tie rod in 2020-22 Sentra vehicles. The automaker said it received five reports ...

A tie-down rod for one of the cantilever beams connected to Pier 7 as photographed in July and December, 2023 Two were broken. And both exhibited another trait: Neither was uniform in diameter.