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2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1159656 · 2015-02-23

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
160
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 GRANDCHILDREN AFTER HAVING DINNER NOTICED SMOKE AND EXITED THE ROAD WAY TO FIND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD, THE INSIDE OF CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE BEFORE WE COULD EXIT, WE CALLED 911 AND THEY RESPONDED, THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED FROM AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WAS ALL WE WERE TOLD, THEY TOWED THE CAR AWAY WITH OUT ANY INVESTIGATION, WAS WONDERING IF ANY RECALLS HAVE CAUSED THIS? THE CAR IS AT LAUZONS TOWING IN MALONE NY, ALL WE COULD THINK OF AT THE TIME WAS TO GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE COLD AND OFF THE HIGHWAY THEN TO SEEK WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS. IM WRITING IN HOPES TO MAYBE GET SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. HOPING TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE SOON ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10689995
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