| NHTSA Record Id: 9455 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009167000082635000000041 |
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| Model Name: GALANT |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V066004 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 16 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 13 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3789 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 14 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
Report Received Date: May, 19 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 20 1999 |
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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. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the lower lateral arm ball joint to separate, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the rubber boots, and if the boot is damaged, they will replace the lower lateral arm and ball joint on the affected vehicles. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 14, 1999. 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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