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2004 NISSAN QUEST — PARKING BRAKE

crash1 injured · 616092 · 2007-03-09

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
QUEST
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
PARKING BRAKE
Miles at failure
40,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED MY VAN IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A STEEP INCLINE. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VAN, WAVED TO MY HUSBAND AND THE VAN BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. MY BABY WAS STILL IN THE VAN, SO I TRIED TO GET BACK IN TO MAKE SURE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS MOVING TOO FAST. THE VAN DRAGGED ME INTO THE STREET, SLAMMED ME INTO THE ASPHALT AND DRUG MY ACROSS THE ROAD. THE NEIGHBORS MAIL BOX WHICH WAS CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND STOPPED THE VAN...AFTER IT WAS RIPPED FROM THE GROUND. I SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND SCRAPES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE AND SHOULDER FROM THE ROAD AND CONTUSIONS AND SCRAPES TO MY LEFT RIBS, HIP AND THIGH. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10184668
Machine
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