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Initial reactions to the launch were mixed after it appeared that the car does not have what many consider as the basic safety equipment as anti-lock braking system ABS or airbags.
The Datsun Go has a body structure so weak that it is unnecessary to install an airbag, said David Ward, secretary general of the international security bodies GlobalNCAP vehicles.
The full crash test report on the vehicle is even more scathing Datsun Go scored zero stars for adult occupant protection and only two stars for occupant protection of the child from the vehicle structure of the Datsun Go collapsed into the accident and was considered unstable, it reads.
The car lacks airbags meant that the head of the driver in direct contact with the steering wheel and the dashboard - the dummy readings indicate a high probability of injury.
GlobalNCAP president Max Mosley sent a letter to the President of the Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn, recommending what the company should do in these circumstances, I urge you to withdraw the Datsun Go from sale in India and other markets where it is sold pending a redesign of the car body to make it useful to fit airbags, literally.
Ward said in London he was surprised that SA would allow the GB market.
Differences in legislation mean that global standards in one country may differ materially from those in another SA antiquated safety legislation, despite being a signatory of the 1958 United Nations Agreement on safety standards It no crash test requirements for the granting of approval of new vehicles.
Director of the Datsun brand From SA Fenner reaffirmed the commitment of the company to safety We understand that safety is the key and Nissan will through the Indian test data But the Datsun Go will respect all South African regulations .
Nico Vermeulen, director of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers SA Naamsa, said the organization believes that there could be no compromise on the safety standards of vehicles is paramount, so if there is a vehicle that respond, which must be looked Nissan SA is a member of Naamsa.
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