1995 MITSUBISHI GALANT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 MITSUBISHI GALANT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Start: 1996-08-08

2 injured · 53900 · 1996-09-04

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: GALANT
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BATTERY CAPS BY PLACING A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SLOT OF THE CAP, THE SCREW DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE CAP, HIT THE PLATES IN THE BATTERY, CAUSING THE BATERY TO EXPLODE/CAPS MADE OF WEAK MATERIAL EASILY PIERCED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 800851
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown