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2004 NISSAN 350Z — TIRES

crash2 injured · 542209 · 2005-07-01

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
350Z
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
24,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY A MOTORCYCLE AHEAD OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES I FOLLOWED SUIT. THE 350Z ROADSTER BEGAN TO SWERVE AND SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY AND STOPPED AFTER I HIT THE SID RAIL RESULTING IN MOTORCYCLIST AND MYSELF GOING TO HOSPITAL THE ISSUES WITH THE TIRES ON THE 350Z ARE WELL KNOWN BY CONSUMERS, NISSAN, AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS BUT THE TIRE DEFECT AND HANDLING REMAIN. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE THEY HAVE TRIED TO UNSUCCESFULLY FIX THE ISSUE ON OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10127259
Machine
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