| Issue ID | 893641 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10436867 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 22/11/11 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owned a 2005 nissan frontier. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph a popping noise emitted from the vehicle and smoke started began to rise from under the instrument panel. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road and the fire department was notified. The fire department extinguished the fire, but the origin was unknown. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and the insurance company was notified. The vehicle was then towed to a junk yard. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 100,000. The vin was unknown. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 100000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | ANDREWS, SC |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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