Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| EA96015 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V073001 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
| EA96015 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V063000 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
| EA96015 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V063001 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| Motorized shoulder belt is stuck within the retracting mechanism, causing the seat belt to become inoperable. cause unknown. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 08/23/1998 | 1 | ||
| When driving down the highway vehicle stalled or cut off. consumer had to put oil in and it would start back up. also, front seat belt is too loose, it touches the ground when getting out of vehicle.*ak brake pads failed. *yh | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 05/24/1998 | |||
| Seat belt assembly failed. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 4 | 08/01/1995 | ||
| Driver's side seatbelt engages in driver's seat adjustment controls/levers, causing seat to recline while operating vehicle.*ak | |||
| 08/28/1997 | 2 | 03/11/1997 | |
| While driving at 2mph the vehicle rearended another vehicle and driver side airbag deployed. also , front driver side seatbelt failed to restrain driver. *ak | |||
| Consumer expericening a problem with the driver's side seat belt retractor, shoulder belt will not retract; in addition, upon making a sudden stop, the belt does not lock. consumer notes the belts are to0 loose. dealer has replaced the seat belt assembly. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 03/03/1995 | 1 | ||
| Hit patch of ice slid under semi hit dollie support bar and passengers seat belt broke. tt | |||