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2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash · 1128865 · 2014-11-09

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
200,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE WAS AN INITIAL RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR IMPACT, AND FRONT BUMPER IMPACT BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. FOLLOWED BY A CEMENT BARRIER IMPACT ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND FRONT LEFT BUMPER. THE FINAL IMPACT WAS VIA A PALM TREE PLACED AT 20 FEET BY CAL TRANS ON THE 101 FREEWAY SOUTH BOUND OXNARD, CA AT ROSE AVENUE EXIT. THE FINAL IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE FRONT LEFT BUMPER. FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL, AND LEFT FRONT DRIVERS DOOR. CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR [XXX]. WAS KILLED. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE TIRES AND BRAKES WERE NEW WITH WELL KNOWN BRAND NAMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILURE TO DEPLOY CONTRIBUTED TO MY HUSBANDS DEATH AS HE DIED OF A HEAD INJURY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10653736
Machine
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