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2002 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

crash1 injured · 662887 · 2008-03-24

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE VEHICLE WAS SPINNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE CRASH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TODAY STATING THE POTENTIAL DANGER. THE RELATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS 07V527000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10222196
Machine
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