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2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER — AIR BAGS

crash · 1239102 · 2015-11-17

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
OUTLANDER
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD A ACCIDENT WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I WAS DRIVING ON A 6 LANE HIGHWAY & HIT A CAR THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AS IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON OTHER THAN REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN THE FLOORBOARD. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT END OF MY OUTLANDER, NEEDING TO REPLACE THE BUMPER, HOOD, LIGHTS, A/C CONDENSER & MORE. NONE OF THE 7 AIRBAGS IN MY CAR WERE DEPLOYED & NONE OF THE SEATBELTS LOCKED. I WAS TOLD FROM A LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER THAT IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE, THERE WOULD BE A CODE IN THE COMPUTER, SO THEREFORE THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY OUTLANDER OR THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10794493
Machine
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