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2008 NISSAN SENTRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

fire · 906543 · 2012-02-23

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
47,751
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE LOST POWER AND VEHICLE SLOWED. WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE OBSERVED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE BECAME FULLY INVOLVED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUSH FIRE. CAUSE UNDERTERMINED. FIRES POINT OF ORIGIN WAS IN THE AREA OF THE ECM/BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, NO FLUID LEAKS,MECHANICAL ISSUES OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10449038
Machine
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