| Issue ID | 624437 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10186392 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MAXIMA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 18/02/07 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was involved in a car accident with a drunk driver while traveling 65 mph on highway and another truck was coming in my direction in the median at night with lights on. After i passed the truck i saw a parked dark car in the left lane with no lights on and tried to slow down, but i hit it pretty much with the front of my 2004 nissan maxima sl. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. Luckily, i was wearing a seat belt, but i sustained soft tissue injuries. I filed a request to have nissan investigate, and received a letter saying there was insufficient deceleration of your vehicle to inflate the air bag. I figured i would get these results since nissan made the decision themselves. I am frustrated because i felt they should have deployed. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MARION, MA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BA41E94CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 22/10/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | SHOWCASE NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | BOURNE |
| Dealer's state code | MA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |