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2002 INFINITI I35 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 739927 · 2009-10-16

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
I35
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
119,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10/8/09 AND WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR AT APPROX. 55MI PER HOUR. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT MY DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. I DID NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. I CALLED INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND THEY TOLD ME, IF THE AIRBAG FEELS THE DRIVER IS RIGID ENOUGH AND THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL HOLD THEM BACK, IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. WHY WOULD AN AIRBAG AND A SEATBELT WORK PROPERLY WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT, YET THE DRIVER ONE DID NOT? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10288673
Machine
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