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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA — ENGINE

fire · 1849561 · 2022-10-24

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MAXIMA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
138,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2012 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that after returning from lunch and parking the vehicle at work, almost three hours later he was informed by someone that the vehicle was on fire. The contact walked outside and saw the engine compartment in flames. The contact stated that the engine compartment was completely burned. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The fire department filed a fire report. The contact stated that the security cameras showed that no one had tampered with the vehicle before the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated he was unsure what started the fire, but the hood of the vehicle was completely melted. No one was injured. The contact stated that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 138,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11490685
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown