NHTSA Campaign 00V320001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 00V320001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 00V320001 with NHTSA on October 27, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V320001, NHTSA lists up to 10,510 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 9, 2000 and August 28, 2000.
The 00V320001 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V320001 were scheduled from January 15, 2001, 80 days after the report.
00V320001 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V320001 ranks 12 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 00V320001, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 1 other recall on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE OUTER LAYER ONLY OF THIS 3-LAYER FUEL RETURN HOSE DOES NOT CONTAIN THE DESIRED OZONE PROTECTION DUE TO A PROCESSING ERROR.
- The risk
- THIS HOSE IS CONSIDERED TO BE INADEQUATE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 15, 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 1-888-648-7820.
Reported October 27, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V320001 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V320001, 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: October 27, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted