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2015 NISSAN ALTIMA — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

1 injured · 1290528 · 2016-06-17

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Miles at failure
3,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A WHITE RESIDUE THAT BURNED THE CONTACT'S SKIN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN AIR QUALITY TEST WAS CONDUCTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A COPY OF THE RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. ..UPDATED 07/26/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHEMICAL OR CONTAMINANTS HAS BEEN HORRIFIC. IT BURNED OFF IN A TORNADIC MANNER, SPENT RAPIDLY IN A CYLINDER MOVEMENT, THE COLOR MIXTURE WAS MOSTLY WHITE FOG AND BLACK SPEC RUNNING THROUGH. UPDATED 08/17/16. *JB .....UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF UPDATED 10/30/2017*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10874888
Machine
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