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2013 NISSAN ALTIMA — AIR BAGS

crash · 1052072 · 2014-04-01

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
12,500
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 3/18/14 I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS RED AND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP LOCATED IN INTERSTATE 225 COLORADO GOING SOUTH. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION/ PASSED THE SOUTH LANES WHO WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. WHEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE A CAR SUDDENLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR TURNING THE CAR AROUND IN A 180 DEGREES OR MORE. THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, FENDERS AND HOOD WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED FROM THE FULL IMPACT OF THE OTHER CAR. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE LEAKING AND DAMAGED AND MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I INCURRED MULTIPLE BRUISING FROM NECK TO LOWER BACK AND MID THIGH AS DOCUMENTED BY MY DOCTOR. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 TO BE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AND I DRIVE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHICH IS EVEN MORE WORRISOME. THE AIR BAGS IN THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10576505
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