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1987 NISSAN PULSAR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire1 injured · 80610 · 1997-07-15

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PULSAR
Year
1987
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE HAND WENT COMPLETELY UP. THEN STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEY PULLED OVER. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND A FIRE BROKE OUT, CAUSING INJURIES TO HER BACK AND HAIR, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
814194
Machine
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