# 2018 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1667377` · 2020-06-06 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** ECLIPSE CROSS
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 1,392
## Narrative
THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG EXPLODED ON MY LEFT SIDE, CUTTING MY LEFT ARM AND RENDERING ME DEAF IN BOTH EARS FROM THE IMPACT WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT REAR PANEL BY A MOTORCYCLE, KILLING THE RIDER. MY HEARING IS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND I HAVE SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURY. I WAS IN A MEDIAN BETWEEN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A STATE ROAD AND STATIONARY WHEN  HIT. MY CAR WAS TURNED   COMPLETELY AROUND BY THE IMPACT AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED AFTER I WAS SITTING STILL, WHICH WAS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME. IT WAS A DELAYED REACTION. THE LEFT REAR PANEL WAS DESTROYED AND THE REAR WINDOW  AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED.  *TR *JS
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