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1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 255414 · 2000-11-09

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MP RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO POOR METAL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND GAS TANK TO RUPTURE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 874694
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown