# 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `551545` · 2005-08-26 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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