NHTSA complaint: 2007 NISSAN VERSA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. HE MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DAY AFTER AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE WAS MADE, IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND HAD TO BREAK OPEN THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DOUSE THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT CONSOLE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LABELED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 6/2/09 *CN UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation