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2014 NISSAN ALTIMA — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash1 injured · 1074604 · 2014-06-12

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
1,333
Speed
32 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON THE WAY TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE (LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM MY HOME) A CAR STARTED COMING INTO MY LANE. I SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO AVOID A COLLISION AND MY CAR WENT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. OVER $22,000 IN DAMAGE. RADIATOR BENT INTO AN "L" SHAPE. SIDE FRAMES AND ENGINE WENT INTO THE FIREWALL, WHICH TOTALED THE CAR COMPLETELY. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN CORP. AIR BAG SAFETY ENGINEER, DEALERSHIP OWNER, GENERAL MANAGER, SALES MANAGER AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS $22,000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. OFFICER SAID DRIVER AIRBAG AND SIDE CURTAIN AND IN SEAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE ALSO DEPLOYED. THEY DIDN'T AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD, NO MODIFICATIONS, AND VERY LOW MILES. KIRO7 TV IN SEATTLE EVEN DID TWO STORIES ON THE CRASH AND AIRBAGS NOT WORKING AND THAT NISSAN HAD ONLY RECALLED PASSENGER AIRBAGS, NOT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS. ..UPDATED 07/16/14 *BF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10597800
Machine
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