NHTSA Campaign 00V225001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NHTSA campaign 00V225001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion). The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 00V225001 with NHTSA on August 10, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V225001, NHTSA lists up to 228,294 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1998 and June 24, 2000.
The 00V225001 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V225001 were scheduled from September 20, 2000, 41 days after the report.
00V225001 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V225001 ranks 2 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 00V225001, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A NUT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, RESULTING IN SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION TO STIFF STEERING, AND IN THE WORST CASE, NO ABILITY TO TURN LEFT.
- The risk
- A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY IF A LOOSE NUT CONNECTION IS FOUND.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 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.
Reported August 10, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V225001 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V225001, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 10, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted