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2001 NISSAN FRONTIER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

crash · 355800 · 2002-06-06

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
FRONTIER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SITUATION WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER. CONSUMER SPED UP TO 95 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A SPEED LIMIT INSTALLED IN ENGINE WITHOUT NOTIFYING CONSUMER.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8011179
Machine
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