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2005 NISSAN TITAN — ENGINE

fire · 1002456 · 2013-08-16

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
TITAN
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
70,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TAIL PIPE WAS FRACTURED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING AND CAUSED THE TAIL PIPE TO MELT THE REAR BRAKE WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10535687
Machine
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