Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004308409 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2004
Consumer's City: FRAMINGHAM Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA21DXWM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 02 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle caught on fire. recall 02v171000 was issued. consumer was told that his vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak when the consumer started the vehicle he noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. as the hood was opened fire was seen burning inside the alternator. after testing the alternator results confirmed that the malfuntion to be identical with the basis of the recall campaign. the dealer replaced the faultyalternator with a new one. *tc