2001 NISSAN MAXIMA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2001-04-24

crash1 injured · 297052 · 2001-06-13

Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: MAXIMA
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND LOSS OF BRAKES OCCURRED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST CONSUMER WITH AIR BAG MATTER. *SLC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 890301
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown