# 2018 NISSAN ROGUE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
> NHTSA complaint `1631409` · 2019-12-23 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ROGUE
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
- **Miles at failure:** 16,000
## Narrative
THE CONTACT SHARING A ROLLAWAY INCIDENT W/ A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. I'VE A FULLER VERSION OF THIS, IF NEEDED.*DT *DT*DT*DT*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT *TP  DETAILS: ON 12/16/19, I CAME HOME AROUND 4:45PM. IT WAS RAINING & ALMOST DARK. MY SON WAS IN BACKSEAT & I WAS DRIVING. I PARKED AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY, FRONT 1ST. (THE DRIVEWAY IS LONG/SLOPED, BUT EVENS AT THE TOP, STILL SLIGHTLY ANGLED.) I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, PRESSED THE PARKING BREAK (PER HABIT), AND, LEAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY ON, I UNLOCKED MY HOME'S DOOR. MY SON WAS IN THE CAR, LISTENING TO A SONG, AS I GOT THE TRASH CANS/MAIL FROM THE CURB. (THIS ALL TOOK 5 MINS, THUS, I KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK, NOT NEUTRAL OR REVERSE.) I OPENED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR & TOLD MY SON TO GO IN THE HOUSE. STANDING ON MY DRIVEWAY, I GOT MY BAGS & REACHED ACROSS TO PRESS THE KEYLESS START BUTTON. AS SOON AS I DID, THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR DOOR PUSHED ME DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET LEAP FREE, JUST AS THE CAR REALLY PICKED UP SPEED. IT FINALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE IN MY NEIGHBOR'S YARD, LANDING OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH B/W OUR HOMES.     THERE WERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE CARSEAT HEADREST BROKE. THE VISIBLE CAR DAMAGE IS ON THE REAR BUMPER/LIFTGATE AND THE PASSENGER DOOR. SHAKEN, I DIDN'T THINK TO TAKE PHOTOS OR CALL THE POLICE.     AS I AWAITED A TOW TRUCK, I DID NOT ACCESS THE CAR: IT WAS OVER THE DITCH, IN MUD AND RAIN, W/ 1 WHEEL SUSPENDED IN AIR. 
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