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2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash3 injured · 277219 · 2001-02-19

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MONTERO
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 50MPH AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH. THE OTHER CAR WAS TOTALLED AND MY CAR IS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED 50% OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. DUE TO THE NEWNESS OF THIS CAR AND MINIMAL CRASH TEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE AND DEMAND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND PROOF THAT THE SRS IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MOST CRASH TESTING IS PERFORMED AT 30MPH AT WHICH THEY DO DEPLOY. HOW DO I GET REASSURANCE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE AND NOT MALFUNCTIONING? *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
741152
Machine
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