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2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash · 534201 · 2005-05-09

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MONTERO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Miles at failure
16,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: HUSBAND HAD A VEHICLE WRECK, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ON SNOW. CONTACT FELT TIRES WERE NOT RIGHT FOR CLIMATE. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND PRESSURE CHECKED REGULARLY. WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THE PSI SHOULD BE 35, BUT THE DOOR STICKER INDICATED 29 PSI. TIRES DID NOT WORK WELL IN SNOW. ALSO, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, AND THE BACK SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WON'T FOLD FORWARD. HAD BACK SEAT REPAIRED ONCE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10120243
Machine
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