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2002 NISSAN SENTRA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 926990 · 2012-07-09

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING TO MY NEW HOME WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, BUT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRASH CAUSED 4 FRACTURES IN MY RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT.HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WOULD THEY HAVE HELD ME BACK IN MY SEAT AND LESSONED THE CRASH IMPACT ON MY FOOT/ANKLE? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10464756
Machine
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