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1997 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — TIRES

crash · 218084 · 2000-06-26

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MIRAGE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
TIRES
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH, HAD A VERY BAD TIRE BLOWOUT. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES, AND BACK DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES BLEWOUT, CAR HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND INFLATED. HOWEVER, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. CONSUMER FELT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
864228
Machine
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