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2017 INFINITI Q50 — ENGINE

crash · 1749044 · 2021-05-25

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
Q50
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
28,097
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Infiniti Q50. The contact stated that while his son was driving at approximately 45 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. Due to the failure, his son lost complete control of the vehicle and drove into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's son was not injured as a result of the accident and did not seek medical treatment. The police were not called to the scene and a report was not filed. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed from the scene to an independent auto repair shop. The contact was informed by the auto repair shop the serpentine belt had shredded inside the engine which caused the failure. They also informed him that there was a service bulletin on the vehicle in relation to the failure. The contact's son reached out to the manufacturer where they both agreed to an unknown settlement. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was 28,097.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11418468
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown