| Issue ID | 1711180 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11383509 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 17/11/20 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving to work on the morning of 11/17/2020, when i hit a deer with a front of my suv. The front end of my suv was severely damaged which caused the airbag to deploy, when the airbag deployed i thought it may have burnt me instead it was emblem retaining ring from the inside of the steering wheel that holds the plastic advertisement / emblem of the vehicle come out and cut / impaled me across the neck. Which led me to going to the er in the back of an ambulance. When i got to the er the doctor on call said if it would have been an inch over it would have cut the main culinary artery which i would have bled to death. At the er i received x-rays and stitches now i'm left with a scar.*dt the consumer provided photos. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 266135 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CARROLLTON, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1BA08C89NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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| Dealer's name | CALIBER COLLISION |
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