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2012 INFINITI FX35 — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1475063 · 2018-06-11

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
FX35
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
145,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING MY FX35 2012 INFINITI AND THE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. I DID NOT HIT ANY CAR OR OBJECT, THIS WAS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.... JUST A DEPLOYMENT. IT WAS A LARGE BOOM, LOUD EXPLOSION, SMELL OF A STRONG GUN POWDER ODOR THAT BURNS YOUR EYES. THE AIRBAG WAS TORN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SUBURB STREET, NO MORE THAN 35 MPH. I STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT IN THE LANE AS I WAS IN SHOCK ....SEEING NO OBSTRUCTION I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION A FEW YARDS UP. LOUD

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11101285
Machine
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