| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116282 | Incident Date: Aug, 02 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FLUSHING | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ALTIMA | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 10 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After being involved in a 3-car accident on the nj turnpike at 3:15p.m. the air bags did not deploy, everyone was wearing seat belts, yet no one was hurt, not even a whip lash. the left side sustained headlight and hood damage, drivers door would not open and it appeared that the radiator was busted since liquid was pouring out. we were towed to the nearest collision place and geico towed it from there to its own shop. since the car was so new, geico had some difficulty in obtaining part numbers and cost. the next call from geico was to tell us that the car was totaled. the battery exploded. battery acid eating most of the components under the hood. question which was defective.. the air bags the electrical system or the battery why would a battery explode when the car did not have enough impact to deploy the air bags? *tr |
