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2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 572556 · 2006-02-14

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
28,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SONS 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HYDROPLANED ON A STANDING PUDDLE OF WATER ON US 50. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL TWICE ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT AND BACK. MY CONCERN AND COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR TOOK SUCH A MAJOR IMPACT TO THE FRONT END THAT I CAN SEE NO REASON FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY OTHER THEN BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE DAMAGE. THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS[XXX]. THE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY CAN BE REACHED AT 1-888-613-3966 EXT. 33, CLAIM # [XXX]. VIN NUMBER OF THE CAR IS[XXX]. MY POSITION IS THAT OTHER 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEMS. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10150236
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