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2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — SEATS

crash2 injured · 1163900 · 2015-03-09

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MIRAGE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
160
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS FORM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR MY REPORT AS WE WERE REPEATEDLY REAR ENDED , WHICH MADE IT A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WE WERE IN MY GEO METRO 1996 AND WHAT I NEED TO REPORT ON ARE ALSO THE CURRENT MITSUBISHI MIRAGE AND OTHER MAKES OF THE SAME TYPE MODEL FRONT CAR SEATS BY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS! THE FRONT SEATS HAVE A CONTROL BAR THAT STICKS OUT ABOUT AN INCH OR MORE AGAINST THE PERSONS ANKLES AND THIS CAN CAUSE THE ANKLES TO BREAK IN A REAR END CAR CRASH ALSO THE SEATS, ABOVE THE BAR ARE NOT PADDED ENOUGH TO STOP INJURY TO THE CALVES OF THE PERSON'S LEGS. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY BRUISED CALVES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU TO VERIFY THIS CLAIM, BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SEND THE PICTURES WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU HAVE A NICE DAY *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10693039
Machine
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