# 2019 NISSAN PATHFINDER — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1572853` · 2019-06-07 · 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:** PATHFINDER
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 2,300
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
5-13-2019 (5 AM) I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM) WAS ACTIVE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION UNTIL IMPACTING A MERCEDES. I WAS ON THE "MAZE" I-880 (FREEWAY) AND CHP ARRIVED AT 5:25 AM AND A FIELD REPORT FILE WAS FILE AND I WILL CONTEST IT.  SEE ATTACHMENT. THERE IS A PREPARE DOCUMENT EXPLAINING.  I SAW NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH DURING MOTION OR CRASH TIME.  DRIVING ULTIMATELY A DASH RED INDICATOR CAME ON.  AT THE TIME I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT TO THINK.  UPON RETURNING HOME IT SAID THE CAR MIGHT SUDDENLY STOP.  RESEARCHING I FOUND A WAY TO TURN OFF THIS FEATURE.  BUT EVERY-TIME ONE TURNS ON THE IGNITION, THIS SWITCH RESETS ITSELF...  THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT COMPLETELY, BUT OTHER SAFETY FEATURES DO.  I FIND THIS ODD AND PROBLEM UNTIL CAR IS REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE, BUT EVALUATION IS DIFFICULT.  I LIKE THE BLACK BOX RECORDER TO BE DOWN LOADED.  I FOUND A PERSON WHO CAN DO THIS, BUT HE CAN NOT EVALUATE THE DATA.  DOES THE NHTSA HAVE THIS SKILL?  I BELIEVE MY START OF THE ART CAR COULD TELL US MORE.  PRESENTLY PATHFINDER SL OWN BY [XXX] IS AT JIM BONE NISSAN SANTA ROSA WAITING FOR A PART. I WILL ATTACH TWO FILES CONTAINING ALL RELATED INFORMATION.  I AM AWARE AFTER THIS ACCIDENT THAT THERE IS AN EFFORT TO RECALL PATHFINDER SL CONCERNING THIS SENSOR AEB.  THANK YOU.    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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