# 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `717659` · 2009-04-24 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 5
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## 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
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