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2009 NISSAN MURANO — AIR BAGS

crash4 injured · 1201124 · 2015-07-22

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
109,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE INJURIES, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHO WAS PREGNANT SUSTAINED STOMACH INJURES, THE FETUS SUSTAINED A FRACTURE ON THE LEG, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURES. ALL PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR CENTER FOR BODY REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, FIVE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SWITCHED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK AND CERVICAL INJURIES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALL PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. ..UPDATED 05/09/17 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10735802
Machine
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