← NHTSA complaints

1997 NISSAN ALTIMA — SEAT BELTS:FRONT

crash1 injured · 448378 · 2004-01-07

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Miles at failure
58,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SON WAS IN A HEAD ON CRASH IN MY VEHICLE. HE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. HIS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID HIS SEATBELT LOCK. HIS CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS HEAD AND HAND BOTH WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS CRACKED. HE WAS DRIVING A 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE CAR AND THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10052605
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown