Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V428000 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN | from 07/01/1997 to 03/31/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 100432 | MFR | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 09/01/2004 | 09/03/2004 | 571 | 208 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the bilingual english/spanish removable air bag warning labels affixed to the dash and to the sunvisor do not meet the size requirements of the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This does not meet the requirements of the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Mitsubishi caribbean will mail a customer notification letter containing a written description and a graphic of the bi-lingual dashboard air bag warning label. in addition, all current 2000-2004 nativa owners will also receive replacement air bag alert labels for the sun visors. this recall is expected to begin during march or april 2005. the notification to the nativa owners is expected to begin during april or may 2005. owners should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | The manufacturer's petition which requested that nhtsa determine this fmvss noncompliance does not create an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety was partially denied on january 26, 2005. therefore, this manufacturer is obligated to conduct an owner notification and remedy campaign.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236. | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V067000 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 134000 | 03/29/2004 | MFR | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/11/2004 | 02/20/2004 | 571 | 225 S12(C) | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility and passenger vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, child restraint anchorage systems. the owner's manual does not contain a step-by-step description for headrest adjustment when installing a child restraint system (crs) tether strap. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the tether strap is improperly installed to the tether anchor, the child safety seat may not be sufficient restrained. in the event of a crash, the child could be injured. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | A letter outlining the problem will be sent to owners along with a sticker containing the correct instructions as well as instructions on where to affix the sticker in the owner's manual. the recall began on march 29, 2004. owners should contact mitsubishi at 1-888-648-7820. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Mitsubishi recall no. sr-04-002.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 08/24/2005 | 15000 | 1 | 01/03/2004 |
| When i apply the brakes, the car shakes and jerks uncontrollably. i have had work done on the rotors as well as the brakes. i have less than 20k miles on the car. it is highly unusual to have 4 warped rotors without some type of manufacturing defect. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 09/26/2007 | 1 | 04/10/2005 | |
| Heater core (and a/c condensate) leaks into passenger compartment causing window to fog up. this could be very dangerous as it impairs the drivers sight. *tr | |||