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2008 NISSAN ALTIMA — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 868110 · 2011-07-19

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
32,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIBS AND A CONTUSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE CLUTCH OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10413584
Machine
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