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1995 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 93131 · 1997-11-25

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
DIAMANTE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT SUDDENLY HIT CONSUMER. DRIVER'S FRONT FENDER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, EXPLODED OUT, SAW SMOKE, CAUSED INJURIES CONCUSSION IN NECK/BURNS ON FACE/ FRACTURES ON ARMS BETWEEN ELBOW AND HANDS/THUMB IS PARALIZED. PASSENGER RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES ,CHEST COMPRESSION/SLIGHT CONCUSSION IN NECK. APPRAISAL COMPANY IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. THIS DEFCT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
819464
Machine
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