# 2002 INFINITI Q45 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `467114` · 2004-04-21 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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