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2019 NISSAN MURANO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1633416 · 2019-12-31

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DEPLOYED UNDER DASH AIRBAG BROKE RIGHT KNEE TIBIA BONE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PREPARING TO TURN LEFT ON THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION COLLIDED WITH WITH STATIONARY MURANO. NO DAMAGES DUE TO AN ACCIDENT BUT IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE UNDER DASH AIRBAG WITH PROJECTION FOR UP TO 6 MONTH RECOVERY. IN US VEHICLES LEGS ARE POSITION DIFFERENTLY SINCE PEDALS ON THE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND RIGHT LED IS ALMOST STRETCHED HENCE AIRBAG SHALL ACCOMMODATE FOR IT.*DT*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11292381
Machine
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