Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038158 | Incident Date: Aug, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HELOTES | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MR51R6WJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Minor problem with swelling in driver side airbag, 1998 mits montero, vin[xxx]. purchased new in santa maria ca. the swelling airbag has caused continuous horn activation. the horn has been disconnected. questions: do you have any other incidents that indicate a trend where the driver side air bag has affected the horn? is this a safety issue? the dealer in san antonio says the airbag still works but can't be replaced under warranty since the vehicle has over 100,000 miles on it. replacement part quoted is mr390111, module air bag, d-brown, pyro type for $688.33. *nm updated 07/19/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |