2002 Nissan Altima defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2002 Nissan Altima. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02078 · opened Oct 18, 2002 · closed Mar 25, 2003 · led to recall 03V084000

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation on october 18, 2002 based on three reports indicating that the engine compartment in model year (my) 2002 nissan altima vehicles equipped with the 2.5 liter engine caught on fire without any warning to the driver while the vehicle was driven at highway…