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2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 822036 · 2010-10-25

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
86,000

Severity

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

Narrative

NISSAN ALTIMA 2003 EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO MELT AROUND THE LOW BEAM BULB. DEALER GLENDALE NISSAN, GLENDALE HEIGHTS IL STATED THAT THEY CARRIED OUT A RECALL BY PUTTING GROUNDING PLATES IN 2006. NO GROUNDING PLATES WERE FOUND AND NO PHYSICAL MARK OF ANYTHING TOUCHING AND ABSORBING THE HEAT FROM THE BULB WAS FOUND. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THIS RECALL ITEM WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED WHEN THE CAR WENT TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER RECALL WORK ON SUSPENSION ETC. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10362277
Machine
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