| NHTSA Record Id: 5736 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012295000074699000000041 |
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| Model Name: GALANT |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V421001 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 567432 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 02 2001 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Dec, 18 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 18 2000 |
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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. also, mmc has added the potential of leaking moisture, which can cause the ball stud to corrode. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the lower lateral arm ball joint to separate, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. this campaign supercedes mmc's previous safety recall campaign, see 99v-066. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the lower lateral arm ball joint for wear. ball joints that exhibit wear beyond the established tolerance will be replaced with newly designed lateral arm ball joints. ball joints that are within the established tolerance will be cleaned and a special sealant will be applied to prevent intrusion of moisture. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification will be conducted in phases.the first phase began april 2, 2001, and the final phase will be completed on september 3, 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 america at 1-888-mitsu-2001 (1-888-648-7820).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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