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2001 NISSAN QUEST — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

firecrash · 432863 · 2003-09-30

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
QUEST
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON NOV 21, 2002 I WAS INVOLOVED IN A VERY LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY 2001 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLE REAR ENDED A 98 MERCURY MARQUIS. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT EVEN DEPLOYED INDICATIVE OF THE LOW IMPACT NATURE OF THE ACCIDENT HOWEVER, UPON IMPACT THE QUEST IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS UNINJURED IN THE ACCIDENT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME BY MR. NICK PERRONE, A FORENSIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, THAT I CONTACT THE NHTSA IN REGARDS TO THE NISSAN RECALL INVOLVING 93-98 QUEST FUEL TANK LINE. HE FEELS THAT THE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS INVOLVED IN MIGHT BE RELATED TO THIS RECALL AND THAT IT BE INVESTIGATED AND PERHAPS EXTENDED TO THE 2001 YEAR MODELS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10040998
Machine
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