| Issue ID | 625116 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10186932 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 03/04/07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I own a 2007 nissan altima sl. I purchased it on march 8, 2007. On april 3, 2007 while driving on the freeway my car caught fire and is a total loss. The mileage on the car is around 1,800 - 2,000 miles. I've owned this car for 3 weeks and it's now a total loss.*jb engine fire pe07-026. Pco |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1800 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SIGNAL HILL, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E87NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 08/03/07 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 50 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | SUPERIOR NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | 310-835-1178 |
| Dealer's city | CARSON |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 90745 |