Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / ALTIMA / 1999

Recalls
3 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004011458 Incident Date: Dec, 22 2004
Consumer's City: HARTSELLE Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: ALTIMA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 3
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4DL01D1XC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 17 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) i turned left into a parking from sitting still in a turn lane. approx. 3 car lengths into this parking lot both of the front air bags deployed in my automobile. there was no impact. the police were notified and their response was that because there was no vehicle damage etc. there wasn't anything for them to do. they then referred me to this site to fill out a complaint. (2) all three occupants had to be seen in the er. (3) nissan was contacted; they sent out a vehicle inspector and then nissan issued a letter stating that because they could not find any defaulted parts they would not assist in the repairs or hospital costs. personal automotive insurance covered the incident. as far as i know, all parts have been replaced to the tune of $4,000.00 just to repair the automobile. *ak