# 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `275417` · 2001-02-15 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** ECLIPSE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION  GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR.  I WAS IMMEDIATLEY TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK.  ONCE I SAW THE CAR I FIGURED THAT THE AIRBAGS MUST HAVE DEPLOYED.  HOWEVER, I WAS WRONG.  THE PERSON THAT FIXED MY CAR GOT A SCMATIC THAT SHOWED WHERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE.  THERE WAS NO SENSORS IN THAT LOCATION.  I MADE SURE THAT ONE THE SALES SLIP THAT IT STATED THAT THE CAR DID HAVE AIRBAGS, AND INDEED IT DID.  TODAY, FEB.  15, 2001 I NOTICED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE NET THAT MISTUBISHI IS NOW RECALLING 1.3 MILLION CARS BECASUE OF DEFAULTY AIRBAGS AND THE ECLIPSE IS ONE OF THEM.  I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE SERVICE FOR ME.  CAN ANYONE HELP ME?  CAN ANYONE INVESTIGATE THE DEALERSHIP.  I HAVE HEARD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE RENN KIRBY AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. *AK
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