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2002 NISSAN XTERRA — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 fatalcrash · 1152369 · 2015-01-29

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
XTERRA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER TWICE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 02/05/15*LJ UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10679769
Machine
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