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2004 NISSAN MAXIMA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 618450 · 2007-03-28

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MAXIMA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER TRUCK WAS COMING IN MY DIRECTION IN THE MEDIAN AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON. AFTER I PASSED THE TRUCK I SAW A PARKED DARK CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT I HIT IT PRETTY MUCH WITH THE FRONT OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT I SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. I FILED A REQUEST TO HAVE NISSAN INVESTIGATE, AND RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DECELERATION OF YOUR VEHICLE TO INFLATE THE AIR BAG. I FIGURED I WOULD GET THESE RESULTS SINCE NISSAN MADE THE DECISION THEMSELVES. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186392
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