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1987 NISSAN VAN — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

1 injured · 382033 · 2002-11-15

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
VAN
Year
1987
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE HOSES AND HEAD GASKET DETERIORATED RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK. THE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED FOUR RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND ALTHOUGH THE CORRECTIONS WERE MADE THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST ( RECALLS 91V-211, 90V-136, 95V-103.002). *TS *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8022793
Machine
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