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1986 NISSAN 300ZX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

1 injured · 310589 · 2000-10-04

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
300ZX
Year
1986
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER TO BE INJURED, A SHOP MANAGER STATED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BOOT BREAKING AWAY AND BECOMING LODGED IN THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM, NISSAN REDESIGNED THE THROTTLE CABLE IN 1995, ATTORNEY DONALD G. WILHELM FOR CLIENT AND WANTS TO WARN OTHERS ABOUT THE DEFECT. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562135
Machine
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