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2010 NISSAN MAXIMA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1188420 · 2015-06-05

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MAXIMA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
54,654
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS HIT BROADSIDE, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH BUT MY SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER CAR CRASHED INTO THE FRONT THREE-QUARTERS OF MY DRIVER'S DOOR PLUS THE REST OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. MY CAR REPAIR FACILITY SAYS THE AIR BAG ON THIS MODEL WILL ONLY DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS HIT PRECISELY ON THE FRAME BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR SO BECAUSE MY DRIVER'S DOOR WAS HIT SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THAT -- THE FRONT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR NOT THE BACK ONE-QUARTER -- IT DIDN'T DEPLOY. THAT DOESN'T SEEM SAFE; IS THAT CORRECT??

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10723581
Machine
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