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2001 NISSAN XTERRA — VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

fire · 626638 · 2007-06-08

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
XTERRA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
Miles at failure
98,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MAJOR ELECTRICAL FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE ROOM HARNESS , SHORTED THE POWER TRANSIISTOR IN THE DISTRIBUTOR, DESSTROYED THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE AND BURNED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER TUBING, AND ALSO MULTIPLE FUSES AND RELAYS.THIS CONDITION OCCURED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER CRUSHING THE WIRING FOR THE LEFT FRONT COMBINATION LIGHT UNDER THE AIR FILTER HOUSING AGAINST THE METAL BODY DURING INSTALLATION AT THE FACTORY.ALL PARTS RETAINED AND VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSOECTION VEHIICLE CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10192749
Machine
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