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2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 305872 · 2001-08-01

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH WHEN A 16 YEAR OLD DRIVER SITTING THE THE TURN LANE COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT MY BRAKES(ABOUT 20FT OF SKID MARKS) AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE OTHER CAR. I HIT THE OTHER CAR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THE WENT ABOUT 15 FEET AND HIT A FOUR FOOT BLOCK WALL. MY PATHFINDER FOLLOWED THE WALL ABOUT 12 FEET AND CAME TO A REST ALMOST ON ITS SIDE. I HAD TWO FRONT IMPACTS AND NEITHER AIRBAG OPENED ON EITHER IMPACT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
749560
Machine
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