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2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT — STRUCTURE

crash · 523822 · 2005-02-28

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

(1) MINOR FRONT BUMPER IMPACT WAS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER AN INSURANCE CLAIM (2) IN TEARDOWN PROCESS FOUND SPOT WELDS THAT WERE RUSTED OUT AND IMPROPERLY SEALED. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - NATURE OF ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO APRON AREA. AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, REPAIR COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. (3) MITSUBISHI NOT CLAIMING RESPONSIBLITY. HAVE PHOTOS AND ADJUSTERS THAT REVIEWED VEHICLE THAT CAN PROVIDE STATEMENTS AS TO THIS BEING A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10112301
Machine
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