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2005 NISSAN 350Z — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

crash · 779315 · 2010-04-06

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
350Z
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Miles at failure
63,200
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN 350Z BUT THE INCIDENT WAS NOT WITH MY CAR BUT A MY FRIEND'S CAR. HE HAS THE SAME YEAR MODEL NISSAN 350Z AS MINE HE'S AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A 1 YEAR OF OWNING HE'S CAR. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HE'S AIRBAG MODULE HAD GONE BAD. NOW HE MADE A CHOICE NOT TO HAVE IT REPLACE BECAUSE THE PART WAS $750 DOLLAR. HE DROVE THE CAR LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT A 6 MONTHS WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AND HE'S AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE MODULE ISSUE AND WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. NOW ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE IS THE ISSUE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED,AGAIN THE COST TO REPLACE IS $750 DOLLARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PART THAT NISSAN IS USING ON THERE VEHICLE'S. I FEAR THAT IF I DON'T HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND HAVE A ACCIDENT THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN TO MY FRIEND WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON NEWER MODEL 350Z, 2007 MODEL HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND NISSAN KNOW THIS SO THEY HAVE RECALLED THE MODULE. THIS IS A ISSUE ON 2005 MODEL TOO. NISSAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER FOR 2007:NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 AND THE AIRBAG MODULE PART NUMBER IS 28556CD00. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10324092
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