# 2014 NISSAN PATHFINDER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1385899` · 2017-06-19 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** PATHFINDER
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 34,008
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I CHECKED YOUR SITE AND FOUND NO RECALLS FOR MY WIFE'S VEHICLE.  LAST THURSDAY 6/15 AT 5:15 I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE INTO AN EMPTY MERGE LANE WHEN I THOUGHT WE WERE HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.  THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED.  IMMEDIATELY PULLING OVER AND VACATING ALL FROM THE SUV I CHECKED THE EXTERIOR DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE.    HAD JUST COME AROUND A SLOW CURVE AND WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT WITH ALL THE WINDOWS OPEN, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM 25 TO GET UP TO 50 WHEN WE FELT THE EXPLOSION.  HUMIDITY WAS ABOUT 80%.  I AM ON BLOOD THINNERS AND MY DOCTOR IS WATCHING FOR SIGNS OF A BRAIN BLEED.  MY LEFT ARM WAS BRUISED BEHIND THE ELBOW AND MY FOREARM HAD A 1ST DEGREE BURN.  34008 MILES    ARE THERE OTHER INSTANCES OF PATHFINDER AIR BAGS DEPLOYING ON THEIR OWN.
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