2017 Nissan Versa airbag problems

AIR BAGS

The vehicle was involved in a side impact collision at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss after the accident, as the side impact was the drivers side door and wheel well. The air bags never deployed, despite the high rate of speed and the entire front drivers side of the vehicle being affected.

NHTSA complaint #11727553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SUN'S GLARE BLINDED HER EYES WHICH CAUSED HER TO HIT THE ROAD RAILINGS AND BARRIERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE SUFFERED THREE CRACKED RIBS, A BROKEN STERNUM, BRUISING TO THE LUNGS, SEAT BELT BURN TO THE NECK AND GASHES TO THE LEFT HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AS THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. *DT

NHTSA complaint #11399182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND WAS PENDING EVALUATION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

NHTSA complaint #11104515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. FRONT END COLLISION THAT TOTALED VECHICLE, BUT FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF BUT FRONT DID NOT. THE ACCIDENT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, FRONT END ACCIDENT, SEVERED TO MISS DEER AND VECHICLE HIT DITCH.

NHTSA complaint #11092341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

I PURCHASED MY 2017 NISSAN VERSA IN SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2017. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, I BEGAN HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD SCREECH WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MAKE ALMOST A GRINDING SOUND WHEN MAKING A HARD BRAKE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM (ABC NISSAN) AND THEY TWICE REFUSED TO FIX IT. THAN I DROVE ACROSS TOWN TO ANOTHER DEALER (MIDWAY NISSAN) WHO ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAID IT SIMPLY NEEDED MORE GREASE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BEING FIXED, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOPPED TRAFFIC WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SIDE LANE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED AND ALTHOUGH NO SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURRED, I FOUND THAT SOME PAPERS I HAD IN THE CAR HAD SOMEHOW BEEN TORN. ALTHOUGH I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, MY SEAT BELT WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. I AM GLAD I AM ALIVE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT INJURED (OTHER THAN VERY MINOR KNEE INJURY) BUT I FEEL THAT BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAGS PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS. PREVIOUS YEARS OF NISSANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE BRAKE ISSUES. MY CAR ONLY HAD 24 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED AT 3,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #11042837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH THEN CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED CHEST AND FRACTURED RIBS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. ..UPDATED 09/11/17 *BF ...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF *JS

NHTSA complaint #11020309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.