# 2005 NISSAN TITAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `842951` · 2011-02-18 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** TITAN
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 88,441
## Narrative
ROUTING OF MAIN REAR WIRING HARNESS THROUGH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL EXPOSES HARNESS TO ROAD DEBRIS, SAND, WATER, SALT, SNOW, ICE, ETC. WHICH DEGRADES THE HARNESS PREMATURELY CAUSING AND ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HARNESS.  THE SHORT IN THE HARNESS CAUSED THE WIRE INSULATION TO CATCH FIRE AND MELT ALL ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL AND THE HARNESS JACKET.  THE HARNESS SHORT, IN-TURN SHORTED OUT THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSING THE FAILURE OF ALL SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY THE BCM (LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, ETC.)  *LN
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