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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Recalled

Faulty front and side airbags sensors to blame

By Chuck Tannert Aug 9, 2012 2:40PM

Mitsubishi Motors has issued a recall for its 2012 i-MiEV electric vehicles. According to documents filed with the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicle's curtain and side airbags might not deploy, or the front airbags might deploy late during a collision because of an incompatibility between the airbag sensors and the self-diagnostic software.

 

No injuries or accidents associated with the recall have been reported. However, Mitsubishi will replace the incompatible airbag sensors with new, compatible units, free of charge.

 

More than 260 vehicles are affected in the United States.

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ray1970588
Aug 9, 2012 3:40PM
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It should be recalled for ugliness alone.
Doc Ricketts
Aug 9, 2012 5:32PM
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Reminds me of a friend in the late '80s who was driving a Yugo.  He got pulled over for running a stop sign, and then the officer noticed he wasn't wearing a seat belt and was going to write him up for that as well.  My friend said, "Officer, I am driving a Yugo.  If I hit anything, I am going to die anyway, so what's the point?"

The officer only wrote him up for the stop sign.

ricers_stink
Aug 9, 2012 4:29PM
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The only shocking revelation of this article was that they managed to sell 260 of these ugly things.
subqualitycar
Aug 9, 2012 3:49PM
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More than 260 vehicles are affected in the United States.

Looks like they are hard to sell on this side of the pond.... 

;)
kevst
Aug 9, 2012 4:07PM
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As though airbags would help you in that little go-cart.
American Car owner260
Aug 9, 2012 5:12PM
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All it is is a golf cart with a tin roof.
Mr. Anthrope
Aug 9, 2012 5:06PM
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People actually buy this thing?  Why are most electric cars so butt-ugly anyway?
Jeepgal66
Aug 9, 2012 6:19PM
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Why do electric cars have to look SO UGLY??!$@#%
daewooparts
Aug 9, 2012 4:14PM
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piece ~of~ shittsi   mitsubishi
AriZona OutLaw
Aug 9, 2012 4:15PM
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What difference would it make? Look at this wimpy piece of sh*t, if you got hit or drove this moron vehicle into a bridge abutment  (even at a WEAK 30mph) what friggin'  difference would it make?
You hypocritical eco rice fools are idiots.

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