NHTSA complaint: 2009 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SERVICE BRAKES
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2016-01-19
description: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND GOING DOWN HILL WITH ACCELERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BASE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE REAR OF THE DRIVER SEAT TO DETACH THE OVER HEAD LIGHT AND THE CONSOLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY HEAD, BACK SHOULDER, HIP AND KNEES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
organizer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 1256708

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