NHTSA complaint: 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AT APPROX. 50MPH IN NEW 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. VEHICLE HAD 600 MILES ON IT AND WAS LEASED. VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I HIT IT HEAD ON. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BODY SHOP, POLICE ETC HAVE ALL SAID THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. RADIATOR WAS CRUSHED AND BUMPER AND GRILL ASSEMBLY WERE DEMOLISHED. ALSO CONCERN THAT SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN. HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY BODY SHOP WHO DOES A LOT OF THIS TYPE WORK THAT THEY RECOMMEND HAVING IT TESTED SINCE IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPINION IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAVE BACK INJURY.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation