| NHTSA Record Id: 5929 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011392000010616000000146 |
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| Model Name: GALANT |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V237000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 29 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 10000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 25 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Aug, 25 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 28 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. cracks can occur in the top of the fuel tank due to an improper spot weld on the baffle plate to the top portion of the fuel tank. |
Consequence Summary: A crack in the fuel tank could allow fuel or fumes to escape. fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the upper surface of the fuel tank for any signs of cracking. if no cracking or leaking is found, dealers will install a sealing protector plate. if any cracking or leakage is found, dealers will replace the fuel tank assembly. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 25, 2000. 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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