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2007 NISSAN SENTRA — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

1 injured · 771442 · 2010-03-08

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING AN INCIDENT WITH 2007 NISSAN SENTRA AUTOMATIC WINDOWS CLOSING ON CONSUMER CAUSING AMPUTATION. *TS COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT. THE CONSUMER WAS LEANING ON THE OPEN DOOR WHEN THE DRIVER BEGAN CLOSING THE WINDOW IN PREPARATION FOR LEAVING. ACCORDING TO THE LAWYER, THERE ARE REGULATIONS FOR ONE-TOUCH OPERATED WINDOWS IN THE FEDERAL MOTORS VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 118 SECTION 5: WHILE CLOSING THE WINDOW, PARTITION, OR ROOF PANEL IT MUST REVERSE DIRECTION BEFORE CONTACTING, OR BEFORE EXERTING A SQUEEZING FORCE OF 100 NEWTONS OR MORE ON A SEMI-RIGID ROD FROM 4 MM TO 200 MM IN DIAMETER THAT HAS THE FORCE-DEFLECTION RATIO DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5 AND THAT IS PLACED THROUGH THE WINDOW, PARTITION OR ROOF PANEL SYSTEM OPENING AT ANY LOCATION. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10317582
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