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2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 591696 · 2006-08-08

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS STRUCK HEAD ON IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BY A BMW SUV WHO WAS TRAVELING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ON A POSTED ONE WAY STREET. I WAS PUSHED UP THE BLOCK AND SPUN 90 DEGREES ON TO A SIDE STREET. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS CRUSHED I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CERVICAL SPRAIN. MY ECLIPSE WAS DECLARED "A TOTAL LOSS" BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE MY OTHER CAR THAT MY WIFE DRIVES WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IS ALSO A MITSUBISHI. WHEN I CALLED MITSUBISHI FOR A NAME AND ADDRESS OF SOMEONE THAT I COULD CORRESPOND WITH, I WAS TRANSFERRED TO 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND WAS TOLD TO SEND MY LETTER TO THEIR GENERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE PO BOX. I HAVE READ THROUGH MY OWNERS MANUAL CAREFULLY AND IT SAYS THAT THE BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE LANGUAGE IN THE MANUAL IS VERY VAGUE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10164878
Machine
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