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2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1233283 · 2015-10-28

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
38
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V012000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45....UPDATED 03/17/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT, NOT REPAIRED.*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10786839
Machine
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