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2004 NISSAN MURANO — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1259345 · 2016-02-08

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
88,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

EXITING A HIGHWAY AND TAKING RAMP TO ENTER AN AVENUE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR TURNING RIGHT AT INTERSECTION. FRONT LEFT TIRE HIT THE CURVE SIDE AND CAR ROLLED OVER 2 FULL ROLLS. DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELLS ON. CAR BODY TOOK STRONG HITS ON BOTH SIDES, POSTS BETWEEN SIDE WINDOWSROOF, WINDSHIELD FRAME, HOOD. SEAT BELLS NEVER LOCKED DOWN DURING ROLL OVER AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD HEAD, KNEES AND BACK INJURIES. IT WOULD BE EXPECTED THE SEAT BELLS TO LOCK DOWN AND AT LEAST THE SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOYED. PICTURES AVAILABLE AT YOUR REQUEST.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10824891
Machine
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