NHTSA complaint: 2010 NISSAN ROGUE — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SHOULDER, NECK AND BACK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND ADVISED THAT THE AIR NAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FIELD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD ONLY DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 100 MPH. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE SPEED FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS ENTIRELY TOO HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation