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2003 NISSAN MURANO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1126606 · 2014-11-03

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY, GRAVEL ROAD I HAD JUST COME OUT OF A LEFT SIDED CURVE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING COUNTER CLOCKWISE TOWARDS A DITCH. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TURNING MY WHEEL CLOCKWISE TO COMPENSATE AND REGAIN CONTROL. MY LEFT REAR TIRE LOST AIR WHICH I BELIEVE WAS THE REASON I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL. I ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IN HAND WAS THAT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY. HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS IT SHOULD HAVE, I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG MY DAUGHTER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE BY CRACKING HER 1ST AND 2ND RIB, RECEIVED A HEAD CONCUSSION, THORACIC BACK PAID, CERVICAL STRAIN-WHIPLASH, CHEST WALL CONTUSION,CONTUSIONS IN BOTH KNEES, INTRA-ABDOMINAL HEMATOMA'S AND HAS SUFFERED GREATLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED NISSAN AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST? SINCERELY, *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10652107
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