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2013 NISSAN JUKE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1827232 · 2022-07-20

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
JUKE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
84,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2013 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the front driver-side steering airbag was inadvertently deployed. The air bag emitted black smoke, a chemical substance, fractured her watch off from her wrist due to the impact, and the steering wheel seized. As a result, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crash into a second parked vehicle. During the crash, the driver sustained injuries to the upper left leg and left hand, neck, left shoulder, and torso injuries along with a left forearm laceration and chemical burning from the air bag deployment. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11474959
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown