MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1996 : Problems

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Frontal Air Bag,Frontal Air Bag,Brake

ODI ID: 822608 NHTSA Complaint ID: 109959,109961,109960

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1996 ECLIPSE 96

Component/Parts: Frontal Air Bag,Frontal Air Bag,Brake

Failure Date: NA Complaint Date: April 20, 1998

City/State: HOUSTON, TX (Texas)
Crash: Yes Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: consumer hit truck head-on at approximately 30 mph. defect in driver and passenger airbags caused the air bags not to deploy. no warning was given that airbags were defective. also vehicle has 2 brake systems, including backup panic brake system which was inoperative, causing the accident. *ak .