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2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 484971 · 2004-07-15

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MONTERO SPORT
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
92,301
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE FRONT VEHICLE CHANGED LANES VERY FAST AND LEFT ME IMMEDIETELY BEHIND A VECHILE STOPPED DELIVERING MAIL. I HIT MY BRAKES BUT NOT BEFORE THE VEHICE BEHIND ME SLAMMED INTO MY BACK END. I, IN TURN, HIT THE MAIL VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WAS SERVERE ENOUGH THAT THE CASING COVERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DISLODGED BUT STILL NEVER DEPLOYED. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10081158
Machine
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