1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash · 104319 · 1998-04-20

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

CONSUMER HIT TRUCK HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. DEFECT IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN THAT AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO VEHICLE HAS 2 BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BACKUP PANIC BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 822608
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown