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1995 NISSAN SENTRA — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash1 injured · 298681 · 2001-06-18

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE OF FREEWAY FOR OTHER VEH. ACCIDENT. REAR ENDED STOPPED CAR AT 40-45 MPH AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY FORCING MY HEAD AND BODY INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH INJURIES AS A RESULT. CONTACTED NISSAN ON 061401 ABOUT SITUATION SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE TMJ DUE TO HEAD HITTING STEERING WHEEL AND STILL AWAITING CALL BACK.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
746997
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown