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2002 INFINITI Q45 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash1 injured · 467114 · 2004-04-21

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
Q45
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY "2002" INFINITI AUTOMOBILE MODEL Q45 WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER AUTO WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MY CAR WAS MOVING AT THE TIME AND I WAS DRIVING. THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION BROKE EITHER MY SEAT BACK OR ITS ELECTRIC OPERATING ASSEMBLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED REARWARD AND AS A RESULT I WAS BARELY ABLE TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND STOP. THIS COULD HAVE MADE WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE MAJOR ACCIDENT A CATASTROPHIC ONE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF AN INFERIOR DESIGNED SEAT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10067602
Machine
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