| NHTSA Record Id: 11601 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009089000082468000000041 |
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| Model Name: SPYDER |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V066001 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 13 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 307000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 15 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURING AMER |
Report Received Date: Apr, 05 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 26 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the lower lateral arm ball joint to separate, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the rubber boots, and if the boot is damaged, they will replace the lower lateral arm and ball joint on the affected vehicles. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 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 at 1-800-222-0037. 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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