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2000 NISSAN FRONTIER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

crash3 injured · 551545 · 2005-08-26

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
FRONTIER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Miles at failure
160,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK HOLDING THE PASSENGER IN THE SEATBELT RESTRAINT. THE SEATBEL WAS LOCKED IN THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED SO HARD THA CONTAC'T WIFE SUSTAINED AN EYE INJUR AND , ALMOST BECAKE COMPLETELY BLIND. THERE WAS A 90% CHANCE THAT SHE WILL LOSE HER LEFT EYE, AND ABOUT 15% THAT SHE MAY LOSE HER RIGHT EYE. THE CONTACT STATESD THERE WERE VISIBLE BLOOD SPOTS ON THE AIR BAG WHERE THE DRIVER' S EYES WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE PICKED UP BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, BUT IT WASN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10134316
Machine
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