Recall Detail
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN / MIRAGE / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 7796 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009774000082141000000256 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: MIRAGE | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V334000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: AIR BAGS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 05 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 19 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 08 2000 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN | Report Received Date: Nov, 24 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 30 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. mitsubishi caribbean had replaced the original factory installed mounting bracket bolts of both driver and passenger air bags with aluminum rivets. after air bag deployment, the rivets can loosen or break, causing partial or total displacement of the air bag modules. | Consequence Summary: The air bag module could separate from the steering wheel after an air bag activation, increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these rivets with original factory bolts. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began january 8, 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 caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.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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