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2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

1 injured · 295144 · 2001-05-25

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

Severity

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

Narrative

THE HATCHBACK WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE HAD A HANDLE TO PULL THE HATCHBACK DOWN THE OWNER 'S MANUAL SHOWS THAT HANDLE BUT MY CAR HAD AN ENCLOSUE INSIDE THE HATCHBACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MY HAND CAME OUT OF THE ENCLOSURE AND THE HATCHBACK CLOSED ON MY HAND AND FRACTURED MY THIRD FINGER ON MY RIGHT HAND.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
745909
Machine
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