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2004 NISSAN FRONTIER — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

fire · 690441 · 2008-09-30

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
FRONTIER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. DRIVER WAS PULLING A PICKUP TRUCK ON A TOW DOLLY. ANOTHER MOTORIST POINTED AT THE TOWED VEHICLE THEN THE DRIVER PULLED ON THE BERM AND DISCOVERED THE TOWED PICKUP WAS BURNING FROM THE UNDERSIDE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT. *NJ THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS NOT DISCONNECTED WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE OVERHEATED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-0598-90. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10244813
Machine
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