NHTSA complaint: 2009 NISSAN VERSA — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN EMBANKMENT, INTO A FIELD, AND STRUCK A TREE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED TOO SLOWLY, EXPLODED, AND PROPELLED METAL SHRAPNEL INTO THE CABIN. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG IN THE PASSENGER DOOR DEPLOYED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND ARMS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE INSURANCE DEEMED IT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AN AIR BAG RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS, BUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation