| Issue ID | 518050 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10102489 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 30/08/04 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2004 nissan titan, the headlight switch is a turn knob on the end of the signal light switch and it turns very easy. It has a protruding edge on the turn switch to provide your fingers with traction to turn the headlights on and off. Problem is often when you go to dim the lights (the dimming is done by pulling the signal light lever to you) the switch turns so easy it often turns the lights off. I am a 53 year old driver that has driven millions of miles in both passenger vehicles and heavy trucks. A number of times this failure has happened and all of a sudden you have no lights i find this very very dangerous. My concern is not for myselfso much but for a inexperianced driver panicing when the lgihts went out at high speed in the dark of the night like as it has with me and not having the ability to calculate what the failure was fast enough to turn them back on before causing a very bad accident.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 500 |
| Number of Occurences | 8 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HIGHLAND, IN |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA06B64NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| 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 | 25/07/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
| 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 | SOUTHLAKE NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | 219-947-1600 |
| Dealer's city | MERRILLVILLE |
| Dealer's state code | IN |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 46410 |