Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO SPORT / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005051915 Incident Date: Dec, 30 2005
Consumer's City: SACRAMENTO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO SPORT Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Seat belts:front:buckle assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4LS21R44J Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 04 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving on slippery roads the consumer hit a puddle and rolled over a fence into a water reserve. upon impact, both frontal airbags failed to deploy and the driver's seat belt failed. the seat belt came unlatched while the vehicle rolled over the fence. the seat belt was able to latch after the accident. the contact sustained back and neck injuries along with loss of movement to the hand. during the accident, the contact's knee hit the steering column because of the seat belt failure. the police determined the speed of the vehicle was 60 mph at the time of the incident. *ak updated 01/25/06. *jb