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1996 NISSAN SENTRA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash1 injured · 317522 · 2001-10-04

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE DURING A CRASH FROM BEHIND. CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVERS HEAD, NECK AND BACK. LEFT SIDE OF DRIVERS HEAD HIT DIVIDER POST BETWEEN DOORS, DRIVERS NECK WAS ALLOWED TO SNAP BACK, AND DRIVERS BACK WAS ALLOWED TO TWIST WHEN SEAT BACK BROKE AND DRIVER WAS THROWN DOWN INTO REAR SEAT AREA.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
752940
Machine
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