# 2009 NISSAN VERSA — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `1021613` · 2013-11-13 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** VERSA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 42,000
## Narrative
WE WERE PRACTICALLY STOPPED, WHEN WE WERE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.    WE WERE PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. MY HOOD WAS SMASHED & RADIATOR WAS MOVED ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHERS DAMAGE TO THE  FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. MY BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN. AFTER THE  ACCIDENT I WENT TO MY NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT  THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.  I WAS TOLD THAT U HAD TO BE GOING  A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SPEED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I EXPLAINED  TO THEM THAT THE CAR BEHIND US WAS SPEEDING AND PUSHED US  INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. MY CONCERN IS IF I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD  MY SEAT BELT ON I WOULD'VE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.  BECAUSE WITH THE IMPACT HITTING FROM BEHIND I WAS LIFTED UP FROM MY SEAT. I STILL SAY THERE WAS A DEFAULT WITH MY AIRBAGS. PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOLVING  THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU..  *TR
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