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2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER — SEAT BELTS

crash2 injured · 584932 · 2006-06-13

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
LANCER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
49,176
Speed
34 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING AT 30-34 MPH AND A INTREPID PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I SLAMMED HEAD ON TO HER DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. MY SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK RESULTING IN ME HITTING MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY RESULTING IN MY PELVIC BONE TO SHIFT AND ME TO RECEIVE WHIPLASH AND A BULDGE IN MY LOWER BACK. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH RESULTED IN MY CAR BEING TOTALED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10159737
Machine
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