2005 Nissan Armada defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2005 Nissan Armada. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08037 · opened May 30, 2008 · closed Aug 25, 2008 · led to recall 08V284000

  On may 30, 2008, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation based on consumer complaints alleging that smoke and/or fire erupted in the engine compartment of model year (my) 2005-2006 nissan armada and titan vehicles.by letter dated june 24, 2008, nissan notified the national highway traf…

• SIDE AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08004 · opened Jan 25, 2008 · closed May 30, 2008

  The subject vehicles are equipped with optional seat-mounted side air bags.all vehicles are equipped with standard frontal air bags and side air curtains.installation of the incorrect srs diagnosis sensor unit does not impair deployment of the frontal air bag and side air curtain in the event of a crash.no reports of n…