# 2008 NISSAN VERSA — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1152851` · 2015-01-31 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** VERSA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 84,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
ON JANUARY 26, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN A DRIVER AT LEAST 2 CAR DISTANCES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PUT ON MY BRAKES SO THAT I WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AT A GOOD ENOUGH DISTANCE SO THAT I DO NOT HIT THEM. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SO MY CAR KEPT SLIDING AND I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR STILL HIT THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. WE ALL LEFT THE SCENE IN AN AMBULANCE. I DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE OTHER DRIVER, BUT I AM SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BACK PAIN, SOME NECK PAIN AND I HAVE HEADACHES. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS OF DYING. I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
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