| Issue ID | 757233 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10302070 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 02/01/10 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | i was recently involved in an accident on january 2, 2010 , i have a 2005 nissan armada as i was i was making a left turn from my home address on lorenzo drive into the intersection of webblynn road and lorenzo drive, as i began making my turn i was distracted for a what i thought was only a second, but that time was long enough for my vehicle's right front tire was to close to the curve in my turn and the vehicle jumped the curve and hit a telephone pole causing extensive front end damage to my truck mostly to the front and right passenger side of the vehicle, cracking the telephone pole and causing it shift it's position in the ground, my head slammed into the steering wheel with such force that my head bent the steering wheel. My head was bleeding i had a not on my for head, none of my air bag deployed driver nor passenger bag. There was a letter i got from nissan recall p7245(arm-qst airbag ecu ntb07 cause, p72450 inspect air bag sensor control unit. I took the vehicle in to where i bought it at don davis nissan 1320 interstate 20 arlington , texas 76011, they sad the had checked out the air bag system and that it was functioning ok,this was on jan 7, 9:16 returned to me at 17:14 jan 7,08 . I contacted nissan and inform the about my air not deploying, and what insued, following the accident. I am still to this date having head pain down the right side of my face and around my right eye socket and my neck when my head hit the steering wheel and bounced back , i was schedule for a hear xray but had some problems with my medical insurance, trying to get this resolved. I state that statement is true to the best of knowledge. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28999 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GRAND PRAIRIE, TX |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AA08A35NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
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| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 33 |
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