1996 NISSAN ALTIMA — STRUCTURE:BODY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 NISSAN ALTIMA — STRUCTURE:BODY
Start: 1996-07-03

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Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: ALTIMA
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DEALER WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT BURN MARKS INSIDE THE TRUNK, DEALER CLAIMED THAT IT WAS GREASE. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OWNER OPENED TRUNK AND SAW CARPET BURNING AND MELTING. VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 538929
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown