Recall Detail
MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 6209 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012477000080337000000185 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: GALANT | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V011001 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 31 2000 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 277227 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 26 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jan, 16 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 17 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. a hose was mis-manufactured and could weaken over time, which could result in leakage of the automatic transmission fluid. | Consequence Summary: Fluid leakage from the cooler hoses can cause transaxle driveability problems and smoke if the oil contacts the front exhaust pipe. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the hose assembly for the automatic transmission oil cooler. owner notification mailing will be phased over a five-month period starting march 26, through july 23, 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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