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2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

fire · 1801552 · 2022-03-15

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
VERSA NOTE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Miles at failure
122,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned 2015 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked it experienced a fire. The contact encountered the vehicle had blackened windows. The contact opened the car doors and grey smoke came out. The fire department was not called, the fire had burned itself out. The dash and gear shift lever were melted. The contact had the vehicle towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was declared a total loss. The contact was advised that the fire appeared to have started in wires behind the radio in the dash. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11456754
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown