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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040654 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BOSTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: NISSAN | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:frame and members |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving slowly in pathfinder 4x4 '97 hit pot hole. spot welds on frame to inner fender broke loose. one foot long seam split 3 inches wide viewed from the left front strut. cost $1,500 to weld and brace. professional said pathfinders notorious for this weakness. steering column jammed from failure which could have caused head-on fatality into oncoming vehicle. serious safety concern for a m/v purported to be an atv! my experience in accidents stems from boston police officer's accident reports for over a decade. insurance amica called it a collision and intends to increase my rate $600 per year and rank from perfect driver 9 level into a 13 level for six years. believe there is a tort justification. other owner must be notified. thin walled structural metals to blame. *nm |
