# 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `671676` · 2008-05-29 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** LANCER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS IN MY 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT A YUKON HEAD ON.  MY CAR IS COMPLETELY CRUMPLED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.      THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR FRONT END ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE (THE PREVIOUS ONE IN 2002) AND BOTH TIMES, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  NOTHING WAS DONE BY MITSUBISHI EITHER TIME TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.   I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM BOTH BUT I WORRY THAT OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO THEM.  *TR
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