| NHTSA Record Id: 13811 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008247000010627000000265 |
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| Model Name: MIRAGE |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V073001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1992 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 20 1992 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 15405 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 01 1997 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Apr, 18 1997 |
| Record Creation date : May, 23 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. the combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the shoulder belt anchorage becoming stuck. |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin august 1, 1997.note:owners who take their vehicle 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 1-800-424-9393. |
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