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1997 Nissan D21 Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
21
Latest Aug 28, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
37%
of 57 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
19
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
9

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Nissan D21 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Aug 28, 2003
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

NHTSA ID
10037860
Incident
Aug 25, 2003
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 2, 2002
Crash reported2 injuries reported

FRONTAL CRASH WITH LIVESTOCK - AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE PREVENTING PASSENGER FROM GOING FORWARD INTO DASH AND WINDSHIELD. TS

NHTSA ID
767985
Incident
Sep 21, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jul 23, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, WHICH FORCED THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND INTO A RETAINING WALL. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THEAT THE VEHICLE HAD THREE MAJOR IMPACTS AND WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *SCC

NHTSA ID
8014540
Incident
Jul 17, 2002
Airbags
Filed Aug 16, 2001
Crash reported

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOTDEPLOY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
894562
Airbags
Filed May 14, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVERLING AT 40-45 MPH CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
888100
Airbags
Filed Apr 6, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
885321
Incident
Mar 31, 2001
Airbags
Filed Oct 30, 2000
Crash reported

CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A ANIMAL RAN ACROSS THE STREET. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO AVOID THE ANIMAL AND SWERVED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL.*AK

NHTSA ID
874155
Incident
Jul 7, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 21, 2000

AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE FAILED AFTER 3 YEARS, HAD NEVER DEPLOYED

NHTSA ID
732169
Incident
Sep 2, 2000
Airbags
Filed May 3, 2000
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF TRYING NOT TO HIT A DOG, CONSUMER RAN INTO POLES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
861336
Airbags
Filed Apr 14, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH IMPACT ON THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, TAKING OUT HEADLIGHTS, AND THEN RAN INTO A TREE HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
860372
Incident
Apr 10, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 17, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

FEEL AUTO COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR EYE INJURY SUSTAINED, AIRBAG FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
718916
Incident
Feb 15, 2000
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Oct 1, 1999
Crash reported

WAS GOING ABOUT 40-50MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD STOPPED. APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY. VEHICLE SLID INTO OTHER VEHICLE. FRONT END PUSHED TOWARDS RADIATOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE QUICKLY. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER WHO HIT HEAD ON DASHBOARD. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER.

NHTSA ID
849663
Incident
Sep 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Aug 24, 1999
Crash reported

THERE WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845717
Incident
Nov 16, 1998
Airbags
Filed Aug 9, 1999
Crash reported

WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF AN 85 CADILLAC THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALED $6,000.00. *AK

NHTSA ID
844667
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed May 10, 1999
Crash reported

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK END; DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
837693
Airbags
Filed Mar 12, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 40MPH, HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
835827
Incident
Feb 10, 1999
Airbags
Filed Feb 26, 1999
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, RAN OVER A SHEET OF ICE ,VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE UNTIL IT HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
835322
Airbags
Filed Dec 29, 1997
Crash reported

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 TO 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
820148
Incident
Dec 24, 1997
AirbagsPowertrain (other)
Filed May 5, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT THE BARRIER, CAUSING THE REAR AXLE TO FALL OFF, THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DIDNOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
812000
Incident
May 3, 1997
Airbags
Filed Apr 8, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
810176
Incident
Mar 13, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 24, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING HIT A TREE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
809381
Incident
Jan 19, 1997

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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