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2010 NISSAN MURANO — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1184244 · 2015-05-21

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
70,550
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO THE DRIVER SIDE VEHICLE SUPPORT POST BETWEEN THE FRONT WINDOW AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THIS POST IS VERY THICK AND OBSTRUCTIVE AND IS A MAJOR BLIND SPOT. MY WIFE AND I REALLY HAVE TO ALMOST LOOK AROUND THIS POST TO SEE IF THERE IS A CAR COMING. WE HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DIDN'T SEE A CAR COMING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. I FINALLY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS VERY REASON. I WAS AT A 4 WAY STOP AND LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND SAW A CAR COME TO A STOP AT THE SIGN. I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY SO I PROCEEDED AND WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THIS VEHICLE TAKE OFF AT THE SAME TIME I DID, BECAUSE OF THIS OBTRUSIVE POST, I NEVER SAW THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HIM. I ALWAYS TOLD MY WIFE THIS WAS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND EVEN THE MANY TIMES I MADE SURE I LOOKED, IF ANOTHER CAR TAKES OFF AT THE SAME TIME YOU DO, YOU WILL NOT SEE HIM BECAUSE OF THAT THICK POST AND THE WAY IT IS ANGLED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE EVER SEEING A CAR COMING EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE. IT IS A BAD DESIGN AND I WONDER IF OTHERS HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS POST.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10717590
Machine
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