This is the wire style type, Not the flat steel style.
It is Common for people to short these on their Battery, and they fall apart.
Please note this dipstick is NO LONGER AVAILABLE from Nissan and cant be ordered, it is just here to show you what it looks like. This dipstick is 13mm shorter than the earlier dipstick, Part Number 1114006J02. So if you want the run the earlier dipstick in your TD42 with the years above, you will be running about 600ml less engine oil on the full line than what is recommended.