NHTSA complaint: 2010 NISSAN VERSA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA OF THE CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW FRONT BUMPER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED AND DENTS ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation