NHTSA Complaint #11121093 — 2018 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, TREATED, AND RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOUNTAINEER AUTOMOTIVE (615 N EISENHOWER DRIVE, BUCKLEY, WV, 25801) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V686000 (AIR BAGS) THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTERWARDS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.