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1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

firecrash · 557465 · 2005-10-06

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER CRASHING IN A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAUGHT FIRE. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PULL APART THE DASH IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE WIRES FROM THE AIRBAG. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10138882
Machine
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