NHTSA Complaint #10680056 — 2015 NISSAN VERSA

I PURCHASED A NEW 2105 NISSAN VERSA 4DR. SEDAN IN JANUARY 2015. I BOUGHT A BASIC CAR, AS I DESIRE. THE CAR HAS NON-POWER WINDOWS AND NON-REMOTE OR POWER DOOR LOCKS. I DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WAY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ACCESS THE CAR IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. THERE IS NO KEYHOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE LOCKED CAR CANNOT BE ACCESSED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN AN EMERGENCY (OR IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BLOCKED SUCH AS BY A CAR PARKING TOO CLOSE OR AN OBJECT) . IN MY CASE, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACK. WHAT MAKES THIS WORSE IS THE CAR HAS A CHILD SAFETY FEATURE THAT MAKES THE DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE IF A BUTTON IS PUSHED IN THE DOOR JAMBS (BY A PARENT). IF THE FEATURE IS ENGAGED, A PERSON (PARENT) CANNOT GET ACCESS TO THE CAR EXCEPT THRU THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH MIGHT BE BLOCKED. THIS SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES RENDERS THE CAR INHERENTLY UNSAFE IN MY VIEW. NISSAN CUT A CORNER HERE TO SAVE MONEY AND HAS CAUSED THIS SAFETY CONCERN AS A RESULT. THIS CAR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE. *TR