# 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `131997` · 1998-01-20 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** ECLIPSE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED  BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  *AK
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