2002 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 2002-01-29

fire · 332154 · 2002-01-30

Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: ALTIMA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT THOUGHT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. HOWEVER, CAUSE OF FIRE HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DETERMINED YET. NO INJURIES. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8003249
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown