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2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 340301 · 2002-03-22

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JANUARY 30, 2002, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 78 EXPRESS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE RIGHT LANE. A CAR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC CROSSED OVER THE HAZARD LINES AND I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. MY CAR BEGIN TO SPIN AND I DROVE INTO THE GUARDRAIL, BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. MY ENTIRE FRONT END IS DAMAGED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, SELECTIVE INSURANCE, CONSIDERS MY CAR TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
759671
Machine
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