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1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 143539 · 1998-10-07

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING THE DRIVER'S ARM. ALSO THE PASSANGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED THE SUNVISOR. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
828667
Machine
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