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 06/01/2001 to 07/31/2004 | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 0442A005 | 07/01/2004 | 10008814 | Corrected keyless entry answerback function indicator information - technical information manual revision. *tt | 08/23/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 09012002 | 09/01/2002 | 10014297 | Blower housing filter. *eh | 04/29/2005 | |
| 93 | 05/01/2003 | 10002731 | Blower motor failure. *tt | 09/11/2003 | |
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||||
| 011101 | 11/01/2001 | 627269 | Subject regarding floor jack usuage. *jb | 02/06/2002 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| TSB-09-35-006 | 05/01/2009 | 10030330 | Mitsubishi: abs hydraulic unit bracket torque spec. changed; service manual revision. to provide corrected tightening torque specifications for the abs hydraulic unit mounting bracket fasteners. *pe | 09/21/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 8 | 10/01/2001 | |
| In october of 2003, a technical bulletin was issued on my car. the bulletin reads: 2002 mitsubishi lancer 02 - blower [part 138110] tsb no: 0355008 nhtsa id: , october 01, 2003 : replacement: summary: debris (such as leaves, etc) entering the front cowl area may clog the evaporator housing drain tube. if this occurs, the evaporator housing may fill up with condensation and overflow into the passenger compartment, and into the blower mot...in the first quarter of 2005, i paid my local mitsubishi dealer $310.50 to replace my blower motor because debris had clogged the motor causing it to short out and resulting in leaving my passenger floor board under an inch of water. my car now, is out of warranty. however, if i had known there was a problem, i could have bought a filter to prevent this problem. my question is: at what point does nhtsa make technical service bulletins into recalls? it is absolutely absurd when my dealer informs me that tsb's are only fixed if a customer complains about the car. it's just plain wrong for mitsubishi to know there is something potentially wrong with your car and not inform you of it. for instance there is another bulletin on the temperature control knob in my car. now, i read these tsb's and it just so happened that mitsubishi was aware of the problem when my car was under warranty. i had to replace the cv boot, the valve covers and seals, and when i got the blower motor replaced i had to replace the thermostat and redo my coolant. i'm also currently having a problem with my cruise control. every time i crank my car up, my cruise control is already on. i turn the cruise control off, and turn my car back on, and the cruise control is on again. i was two days before paying $600 for the torque converter to be replaced, and finally a recall was issued, thank god! how many things have to go wrong with my car for it to be deemed a lemon and made to be sent back? lord, somebody please reply back to me and tell me what to do!?! *nm | |||
| 2 | |||
| With the air condition on, the windows fogged up, which was believed to be from the outside of the windows, also the brake and accelerator pedal was designed too close together. scc *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 1 | ||
| A tire blew out on a 2002 mitsubishi lancer. in the process of changing the tire, the jack collapsed. no-one was hurt. there are other instances of this happening to other owners of these vehicles. mitsubishi's north american customer service department was contacted. after little interest in this incident the customer service representative was asked if this wasn't considered a safety issue and of other reports of similar incidents on the internet. after being told to take the jack to a mitsubishi dealer to verify the jack was defective the jack was replaced free of charge and the old jack was kept by the mitsubishi dealer. photo's of the broken jack were taken. *jb | |||