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2020 NISSAN ALTIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1800072 · 2022-03-07

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
17,930

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and turning off the engine white smoke was suddenly present inside the cabin of the vehicle. After exiting the vehicle flames and smoke could be seen coming from under the steering wheel. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. A fire report was taken at the scene. The failure mileage was 17,930.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11455561
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown