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2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 717659 · 2009-04-24

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
5
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA SERIOUS BODY DAMAGE SUSTAINED; TO MY NECK, A LARGE FIST SIZE LUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SKULL, SEVERE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN, A BRUISED FOREHEAD AND ALTERED VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE; FREQUENTLY EPISODES OF DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. MY SISTER; WHO WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DOING THE ACCIDENT AND SUSTAINED SIMILAR INJURIES AS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PREVENT PROTECTION NEEDED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD . I AM IN SHOCK THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW SUFFERING FROM ACUTE TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ALTERED SLEEP PATTERNS, INCREASED HYPERTENSION AND ANXIETY. REMAIN UNDER CARE OF PRIVATE DOCTOR. MY CAR WITH 20,054 MILES WAS TOTAL BY INSURANCE APPRAISER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10266673
Machine
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