# 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1047077` · 2014-03-18 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 114,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 SOUTH, JUST NORTH OF EXIT 13.  CLOUDY, RAINY EVENING COMMUTE ABOUT 5:50PM.  I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN PREPARATION TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AT MY EXIT AND I WAS TRAVELING IN THE SECOND TO RIGHT LANE.  ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A BANG AND WAS HIT SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK.  AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD COME THROUGH THE WINDOW AND HIT ME IN THE SIDE OF THE FACE.  IT TOOK ME A FEW SECONDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED - THE CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING OR COLLISION.  FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY.  I WAS LUCKY THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING SPONTANEOUSLY DID NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURIES OR DEATH.  I WAS ALSO LUCKY THAT MY 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED.  UPON EXAMINING THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO IMPACT DAMAGE ANYWHERE TO HAVE CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP.  WE CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.  WE HAVE COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.  THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT $6000 (THE CAR ISN'T WORTH THAT MUCH).  WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE VEHICLE AS COULD BE REASONABLY EXPECTED AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF REASO
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