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2006 NISSAN ARMADA — ENGINE

fire · 1004324 · 2013-08-23

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ARMADA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
118,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD MY MOM, AUNT AND 2 SMALL KIDS IN THE TRUCK WE WERE ON THE WAY TO DROP MY MOM OFF AT HER HOME. ONCE I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE WE NOTICED THE TRUCK SMOKING. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. I OBSERVED WIRES BURNING FROM THAT POINT I CLOSED THE HOOD SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD COOL OFF. I THEN WALKED MY MOM TO HER FRONT DOOR AS I WALKED BACK TO MY VEHICLE I OBSERVED MY TRUCK ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO THE VEHICLE AND GOT MY KIDS AND AUNT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND RESPONDED WITHIN 7 MINUTES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED MY TRUCK WAS IN FULL FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10536927
Machine
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