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2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 734008 · 2009-09-02

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
OUTLANDER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
57,500
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1- I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH(55 POSTED) ON ROUTE 38/LINCOLN HIGHWAY IN WEST CHICAGO, IL AND AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION AN INDIVIDUAL DID NOT YIELD AND TURNED IN FRONT OF MY PATH. I PUT ON BRAKES PROBABLY ABOUT 10-20 FEET BEFORE I MADE A HIGH SPEED IMPACT WITH HIS PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL AND QUARTER PANEL WITH MY FRONT END. MY CAR TOOK THE IMPACT ON THE FRONT END AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE I HIT THE OTHER CAR AT ABOUT 50MPH AND IT SEEMS THAT MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS BENT AND BROKEN. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD HAVE HELPED BUT MY NECK WAS INJURED IN THE COLLISION. MY SAFETY RESTRAINTS WORKED PROPERLY LUCKILY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10282657
Machine
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