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2012 NISSAN SENTRA — AIR BAGS

firecrash1 injured · 1564303 · 2019-05-07

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
62,500
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

RAINY NIGHT 55 MPH CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WET ROAD, CAR RAN OFF ROAD, HIT A SIGN POST, WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT, FLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER INTO DITCH. DAUGHTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED... 4 BROKEN LOWER BACK VERTEBRAE, 9 BROKEN RIBS, NUMEROUS PELVIC FRACTURES, LACERATED SPLEEN AND KIDNEY. SEEMS LIKE THESE INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS SEVERE IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*DT *DT*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11206122
Machine
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