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2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash3 injured · 319002 · 2001-10-17

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT IN FRONT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND VEHICLE WAS "T" BONED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED ABDOMINAL/ LEG , AND NECK INJURIES; FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED NECK AND HAND INJURIES; AND REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED RIGHT KNEE AND ARM INJURIES. ALL RECEIVED EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND RELEASED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT MITSUBISHI MOTORS WERE NOTIFIED, FIRST THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR, THE TEST WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FOUND ANYTHING, AGAIN ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS ASSIGNED AND CONSUMER IS STILL AWAITING THE RESULT. *YD

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
897861
Machine
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