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2016 NISSAN TITAN — AIR BAGS

crash · 1379376 · 2017-05-21

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
TITAN
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED RATHER THAN INFLATE, LEAVING ME WITH NO PROTECTION. THE GAS AND PARTICULATE FILLED THE CABIN INSTANTLY LEAVING ME WITH NO VISION IN OR OUTSIDE THE TRUCK UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR. THE SMELL WAS SIMILAR TO BURNT GUNPOWDER. A DEBRIS SCORCHED A HOLE IN FRONT OF MY SHIRT. THE PASSENGER BAG ONLY PARTIALLY INFLATED. SPEED 30MPH. DIRECT HEAD ON COLLISION TO SIDE OF OTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE PICTURE BUT CANNOT UPLOAD RIGHT NOW. THIS AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10990780
Machine
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