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2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER — VISIBILITY/WIPER

2 injured · 1604902 · 2019-09-20

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
OUTLANDER
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Miles at failure
12,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A PEBBLE STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND FRACTURED THE ENTIRE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL HOLT MITSUBISHI (1215 COBB PKWY S, MARIETTA, GA 30060, 404-890-5100) WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO SAFELIGHT AUTO FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CAR WASH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED INWARDLY WITH A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT FOREARM AND RIGHT EAR. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND FOREHEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT WATCHED THE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AT THE CAR WASH AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACT TOWARDS THE SUN ROOF FROM AN OBJECT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND WAS REFERRED TO SUN ROOF EXPRESS WHO THEN REFERRED THEM TO AUTO TRIM PLUS FOR THE REPAIR. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1/274220711. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11256890
Machine
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