| NHTSA Record Id: 10600 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008922000082154000000268 |
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| Model Name: MONTERO |
Model Year: 1987 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V311000 |
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| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 53162 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 15 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
Report Received Date: Dec, 10 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 14 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles sold in the caribbean. in the front passenger seat of these vehicles, which are equipped with takata belt buckles, the seat belt release buttons, which are made of abs plastic material and marked "press," can break, allowing pieces to fall into the buckle assembly. |
Consequence Summary: If pieces fall into the buckle assembly, the buckle may not operate properly, failing to properly restrain an occupant in the event of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will repair the front seat belt buckles. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 15, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi of caribbean at 1-787-251-8716.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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