2016 NISSAN ROGUE — Complaint #1654137
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NHTSA Complaint about CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING filed March 13, 2020
NHTSA complaint #1654137 (ODI reference 11317879) concerns a 2016 NISSAN ROGUE and was filed on March 13, 2020. The owner reports the failure occurred on November 13, 2019. The report was geocoded to New York based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as child seat:harness:strap/webbing, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: yes, fire: yes, injuries: 2, fatalities: 1. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same NISSAN ROGUE cohort independently describe similar child seat:harness:strap/webbing failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2016 NISSAN ROGUE shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
ON 11/13/19 AT 06:18 A 2016 NISSAN ROGUE SWERVED LEFT, THEN RIGHT, STRUCK A UTILITY POLE HEAD ON AT 30 MPH. DRIVER HAD MINOR ABRASIONS. TWO CHILDREN IN BACK BOTH IN FF CAR SEATS SECURED W LOWER ANCHOR TETHER.*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*JB*DT REAR PASSENGER SIDE: 2Y2M MALE IN COSCO ALPHA OMEGA ELITE (DOM 5/17/2011) W/ MINOR INJURIES FEW ABRASIONS, BRUISES ON HEAD, BIT TONGUE. REAR DRIVERS SIDE: 4Y0M MALE 42 INCHES (38.5LBS DURING LAST EXAM, APPROX 2 MO. PRIOR) IN BRITAX FRONTIER CLICKTIGHT XE WHOSE 5 POINT HARNESS PULLED AND BROKE THROUGH THE PLASTIC FRAMING OF THE SHELL. 4Y/O INITIALLY CRYING & WHIMPERING BUT QUICKLY UNRESPONSIVE WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AT SCENE. EVENTUALLY REVIVED, BUT DECLARED BRAIN DEAD. REMOVED FROM LIFE SUPPORT 11/15. AUTOPSY CONCLUDES CHILD DIED OF MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE INJURIES: ACUTE SUBDURAL & SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, CEREBRAL SWELLING W/ HERNIATION, HIS, SKULL FXS, PULMONARY CONTUSIONS CAR SEATS REMAINED INSTALLED. EVALUATED IN-VEHICLE 11/14 BY MSP OFFICER
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1654137 |
| ODI Number | 11317879 |
| Date Filed | March 13, 2020 |
| Failure Date | November 13, 2019 |
| VIN | KNMAT2MV0GP |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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