NHTSA Campaign 01V295001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 01V295001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 01V295001 with NHTSA on September 25, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V295001, NHTSA lists up to 25,803 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2000 and July 14, 2000.
The 01V295001 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V295001 were scheduled from November 26, 2001, 62 days after the report.
01V295001 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V295001 ranks 7 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 01V295001, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 1 other recall on the steering on this site; the one before 01V295001 was 00V225001, reported on August 10, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH V6 ENGINES TO FEDERAL EMISSION STANDARDS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID FEED TUBE CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD MOUNTED HEAT SHIELD CAUSING A HOLE TO BE WORN THROUGH THE POWER STEERING PIPE ALLOWING FLUID LEAKAGE.
- The risk
- LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID CAN RESULT IN A FIRE AND CONTINUED LOSS OF FLUID WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING TUBE WITH ONE HAVING A NEW ROUTING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 26, 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 AMERICA AT 1-800-222-0037.
Reported September 25, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V295001 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V295001, 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: September 25, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted