Recall Detail
MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 2001
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 5008 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012878000091515000000146 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: GALANT | Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V069000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 20 2001 | End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 22 2001 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 192 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 26 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Mar, 08 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 08 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a bulge in the fuel tank caused by the manufacturing process resulted in thinning of the material during a welding operation, increasing the risk of fuel leakage. | Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fuel tank assembly. owner notification began march 26, 2001. 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. | 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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