# 2009 NISSAN VERSA — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `937679` · 2012-09-04 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** VERSA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 101,000
## Narrative
I HAD A 2009 NISSAN VERSA(HATCHBACK) THAT WAS MADE DURING 2008 BUT WAS A 2009... I AM SEEING OTHER CARS ON HERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SEATS. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING! I WAS SITTING STILL IN TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SPEEDING CAR DOING AROUND 60MPH. ON IMPACT THE DRIVERS SEAT I WAS SITTING IN SHOT FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS AS THE  BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE.SLAMMING ME IN TO THE BACK SEAT IN A LAYING DOWN POSITION. THANK GOD I WAS NOT KILLED FROM THE SEAT BREAKING. I KNOW OF SOMEONE ELSE MY HUSBAND WORKS WITH THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR I HAD AND THE SAMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM AFTER HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING AROUND 50MPH. HIS SEAT ALSO BROKE ON IMPACT.  *TR
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