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2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 604695 · 2006-11-30

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MONTERO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS OPERATING A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WHEN I REAR ENDED A MERCURY MOUNTAINEER AND PROJECTED IT INTO 2 OTHER VEHICLES...... HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY MONTERO, HOWEVER, MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS PROJECTED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEN MY HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10174759
Machine
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