Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 29, 1997CA
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 TO 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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1997 Nissan D21 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 28, 1997FL
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO HEAR THE INAUDIBLE WARNING ALARM.
Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 14, 1997GA
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40 OR 50 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST SHAKES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK DRIVELINE IS NOT PROPERLY BALANCED IN ORDER TO GIVE A QUALITY RIDE. *SLC
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 5, 1997VA
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
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 8, 1997FL
WHILE DRIVING STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 24, 1997CA
WHILE DRIVING HIT A TREE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal
Filed Mar 20, 1997UN
REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK.
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