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2012 NISSAN ROGUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1440383 · 2018-01-15

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ROGUE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
71,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND PARKED IN OUR GARAGE IN LANCASTER, MA PHONE # [XXX]. EARLY MORNING 1/15/18 VEHICLE'S KICK PANEL MALFUNCTIONED STARTING A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, MELTED AND /OR BURNED PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AREA. THE INTERIOR AND CONTENTS OF VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED/DESTROYED. RESPONDING LANCASTER FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL STATED THAT FIRE STAYED CONFINED TO VEHICLE INTERIOR DUE TO WINDOWS BEING CLOSED AND THE FIRE BURNING OUT WHEN OXYGEN WAS CONSUMED. ALL CONTENTS OF GARAGE WERE HEAVILY SMOKE DAMAGED. RESEARCH REVEALED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN 2015 WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON OUR END WITH THE DEALER REPLACING A HARNESS. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11062853
Machine
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