# 2011 NISSAN MURANO — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `1451058` · 2018-02-28 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** MURANO
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 133,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
ENTERING KANSAS CITY ON I-49 NORTH APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ON 2/20/18, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND T-BONED MY PASSENGER DOOR BEFORE TURNING AND SLIDING DOWN MY RIGHT SIDE. AS THE PASSENGER IN THE MURANO I FELT THE FIRST HARD IMPACT AGAINST THE DOOR LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF YET SIDE DOOR AIRBAG DID NOT IMPLODE. I HAVE PICTURES THAT SHOW CREASE MADE AT FIRST IMPACT AND DOOR BOTTOM PANEL WAS BENT OUTWARD. I CALLED NISSAN AND REPORTED THIS BOTH TO DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS A SIDE SWIPE AND THEREFORE DOES NOT REQUIRE IMPLOSION. ONLY WITNESS IS OTHER DRIVER WHO ADMITTED FAULT, MAY ALSO BE HONEST ABOUT HOW WE WERE FIRST HIT. I HAVE A VERY HEAVY SUV DOOR ON THIS CAR AND ALWAYS SAID IT WAS A TANK AND WOULD SAVE OUR LIVES. I BELIEVE IT WAS MORE THE DOOR DESIGN THAT SAVED US , AND MY HUSBAND'S EFFECTIVE MANEUVERING, THAN AN AIRBAG THAT SHOULD HAVE IMPLODED.
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