What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander

FRONT IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AIRBAGS DIDN'T OPEN

NHTSA ODI 11278921

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED THE DRIVER TOO TIGHTLY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND COLLAR BONE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND PLANNED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

NHTSA ODI 11204515

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TOWED TO GMC MOSSES (5200 ROUTE 60 EAST, HUNTINGTON, WV, 877-332-3584). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

NHTSA ODI 11176172