There are 5 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Air bag system malfunction warning
None of the air bags went off and i hit two trees going 45mph.
I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THEM. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THEY GAVE ME THIS CONTACT INFORMATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE REAR SEATS FAILED TO LATCH FOR PASSENGERS WHO WEIGHED OVER 125 POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WANTAGH MITSUBISHI (3460 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, 516-785-4300) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED SEAT BELT EXTENSIONS AT A COST TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A RARE END COLLISION ON AN ICY ROAD. I BRAKED AND THE CAR ESSENTIALLY SLID DIRECTLY INTO AN 18 WHEELER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORWARD MOTION ON A HIGHWAY DOING AROUND OR BELOW EST 40MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SEEN. INJURIES WERE MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND WHIPLASH. SEAT BELTS DEFINITELY DID THEIR JOB SINCE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DO ITS JOB.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.