| NHTSA Record Id: 9557 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011821000086825000000128 |
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| Model Name: MONTERO SPORT |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V311001 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 210000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 31 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Oct, 02 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 24 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles: mirage model vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines; montero sport models equipped with 3.0l engines; and montero models equipped with 3.0l engines. the bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle. |
Consequence Summary: The condition can result in a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : On the mirage vehicles, the dealers will install a new, improved crankshaft pulley bolt on the older engines. on new engines which already have the improved bolt, the dealer will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specification. on the montero models, dealers will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specifications. if the bolt is damaged, it will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification will be performed in five separate owner mailings, with the first mailing beginning october 31, 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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