Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004305749 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2004
Consumer's City: WASHINGTON Consumer's State: DC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA2102VT Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: With extensive front-end damage the air bags did not deploy. *bf while driving our vehicle on the interstate, my son rear-ended a ford winstar van. he believes that he was going approximately 60 mph and was able to brake to some extent before hitting her rear bumper. fortunately no one was injured. however there was extensive damage to the front of the maxima. this included the front bumper, grill, radiator, hood and other components that i was unable to assess. however our body shop and insurance company felt that the cost of repairs exceeded the value of the vehichle such that they "totaled" the car. my concern was that with such extensive front-end damage the air bags did not deploy. nissan seems to think that this was appropriate. how can we determine if this is correct. please advise. thank you. *ak follow up letter from 10078979 *tc