NHTSA Campaign 01V011001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
NHTSA campaign 01V011001 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 01V011001 with NHTSA on January 16, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V011001, NHTSA lists up to 277,227 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1998 and December 31, 2000.
The 01V011001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V011001 were scheduled from March 26, 2001, 69 days after the report.
01V011001 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V011001 covers have filed at least 39 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V011001 vehicles, the 2001 Mitsubishi Galant has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V011001 ranks 1 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
- The risk
- FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING WILL BE PHASED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 26, THROUGH JULY 23, 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 1-800-222-0037.
Reported January 16, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V011001 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V011001, 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: January 16, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted