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2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash3 injured · 1214798 · 2015-09-01

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MIRAGE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD IN MY 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE ROADS WERE STILL DAMP. I WAS DRIVING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE I WANTED TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE HIGHEST MPG POSSIBLE ON THE MPG CALCULATOR ON THE DASH. SUDDENLY, THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BREAKS. IT WAS AT A DISTANCE THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN WORRIED ABOUT COLLISION, BUT AS SOON AS I HIT THE BREAKS IN RESPONSE, THEY FAILED. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST I DON'T KNOW IF MY BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO SLIDE, OR IF THEY JUST DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. I ENDED UP GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE IMPACT FLIPPED MY MIRAGE MULTIPLE TIMES AND I LANDED SIDEWAYS IN A DITCH. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. I BROKE A RIB AND RECEIVED SOME BAD BRUISING FROM AIRBAG AND SEATBELT, BUT REFUSED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10760732
Machine
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