# 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `277219` · 2001-02-19 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** MONTERO
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## 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
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