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1998 Mitsubishi Mirage Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest May 20, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
21%
of 43 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
9
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed May 20, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER STATES BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID
565819
Airbags
Filed Apr 10, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED MIRAGE. IMPACT PUSHED VEHICLE INTO A VAN. AFTER IMPACTING VAN, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK *TT

NHTSA ID
8007311
Incident
Jun 29, 2001
AirbagsTransmission
Filed Mar 1, 2001
Crash reported

IT POTHOLE CAUSING ME TO RUN UP ON THE CURB. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT IMPACT FOR MY BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD, BUT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ANYWAY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS LIMITED TO TO A CRACK ON THE LOWER LEFT FRONT GROUND EFFECT AND A CRACKED TRANSMISSION PAN.*AK

NHTSA ID
741752
Incident
Feb 27, 2001
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 4, 2000
Crash reported

CONSUUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAILER TRUCK VEERED INTO HER LANE. THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION ZONE LANE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS FORCED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. DUAL AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
866883
Incident
Jul 3, 2000
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Apr 5, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE STOPPING DURING RAIN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END A VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
859764
Incident
Apr 5, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jul 20, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVERS NECK, BACK, LEG AND ARM FROM CONSUMER HITTING STEERING WHEEL. NLM

NHTSA ID
547410
Incident
Jun 15, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jun 15, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID
839899
Incident
Jun 15, 1999
Airbags
Filed Apr 9, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
836624
Incident
Apr 8, 1999
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Apr 1, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. VEHICLE SKIDED ABOUT 60 FEET AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT CAME TO A STOP, AND THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
836373
Incident
Mar 28, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes8

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