| NHTSA Record Id: 1315 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014359000089231000000013 |
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| Model Name: ECLIPSE |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V295002 |
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| Component Name: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 25 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 05 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 87 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 15 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
Report Received Date: Sep, 25 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 01 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with v6 engines to federal emission standards. the power steering fluid feed tube can come in contact with an exhaust manifold mounted heat shield causing a hole to be worn through the power steering pipe allowing fluid leakage. |
Consequence Summary: Leaking power steering fluid can result in a fire and continued loss of fluid will result in a loss of power assist, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the power steering tube with one having a new routing. owner notification began march 15, 2002. 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 caribbean at 1-787-251-8715. |
Recall Notes: 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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