| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004000059 | Incident Date: Jan, 28 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SMITHVILLE | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: XTERRA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5N1ED28Y73C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 28 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Product defect. no summary listed (nissan). *ak *sc *jb while the consumer was driving down a smoothly paved road she suddenly lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle veered sharply across the yellow lines and flipped end over end at least twice. the vehicle landed upside down on the opposite side of the road facing in the opposite direction. the air bags did not deploy. the manufacturer's sent an employee of an engineering firm as an unbiased third party. the engineer determined that there was no impact to the ball joint to cause a failure. the manufacturer ignored his findings and denied the consumer's claim. the vehicle was totaled. *nm *tc |
