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 05/01/1998 to 01/31/2001 | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 00 | 07/01/2001 | 622476 | Brief information on dynomometer testing. *tt | 10/18/2001 | |
| 0013005 | 08/01/2000 | 614011 | This bulletin contains obd-ii drive cycle procedures and warranty claim information for obd-ii drive cycle on affected vehicles. *tt | 09/26/2000 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 0355005 | 05/01/2003 | 10002363 | Air conditioning compressor high-pressure relief valve parts availability. including 2004 models. *tt | 08/26/2003 | |
| 0355003 | 03/01/2003 | 10002270 | Air conditioner refrigerant / air conditioner ecu voltages - service manual revision. *tt | 08/20/2003 | |
| 0255002 | 03/01/2002 | 0255002 | 634624 | Subject regarding corrected air conditioner magnetic clutch service procedures. *jg | 10/03/2002 |
| 0255006 | 08/01/2002 | 634577 | Subject regarding air conditoner water leakage at evaporator drain tube opening. *jg | 10/03/2002 | |
| TSB0255001 | 01/01/2002 | TSB0255001 | 628973 | Subject regarding deletion of air conditioner drain house - service manual revision. *tt | 03/25/2002 |
| TSB0055005 | 11/01/2000 | TSB0055005 | 615979 | This bulletin contains various corrections to the air conditioning system circuit diagrams. *tt | 02/06/2001 |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 9954007 | 09/01/1999 | 6088716 | This bulletin clarifies the installation instructions for the 6-disc in-dash cd changer. *tt | 01/04/2000 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 88 | 12/01/2002 | 10008908 | Heated door mirror stickers. mitsubishi motors tech talk. vol. 88. nov. 2002. *tt | 08/30/2004 | |
| SC03001 | 10/01/2003 | 10004443 | Vacuum hose routing diagram label must be changed- service campaign. *tt | 12/12/2003 | |
| TSB0051002 | 09/01/2000 | 614980 | This bulletin contains information concerning the elimination of the front license plate bracket on new mmma produced vehicles destined for states which require no front license plate. *tt | 12/18/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 07/27/2007 | 226000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mitsubishi galant. whenever the vehicle begins to get hot, the air conditioner begins to blow hot air. the contact also noticed that the low oil light would occasionally illuminate on the instrument panel. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current mileage was 233,000 and failure mileage was 226,000. | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 1 | 1 | 06/20/2000 |
| A/c not working properly not any where near as cold as it should be. brought back to mitsubishi in serramonte around 4 time. they completely took apart dashboard and the a/c in 2003 and said they found metal shavings in some part of the a/c unit and fixed it. well now it's 4 years later and it never really worked right. this is a problem since the car was bought new in 2000. i just gave up trying to get this a/c to work properly but a friend told me i should post it with the nhtsa. *tr | |||