NHTSA Campaign 01V340001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 01V340001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 01V340001 with NHTSA on November 5, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V340001, NHTSA lists up to 18,630 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 16, 1999 and September 21, 2000.
The 01V340001 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V340001 were scheduled from November 26, 2001, 21 days after the report.
01V340001 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V340001 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V340001 vehicles, the 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V340001 ranks 10 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 01V340001, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 1 other recall on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 01V340001 was 00V299001, reported on October 2, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO INSURE THAT THE BOLT IS TIGHTENED. FOR THOSE BOLTS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, THE BOLT AND PULLEY WILL BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR ANY INDICATION OF DAMAGE. COMPONENTS SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE WILL BE REPLACED AND THE BOLT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE. 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 1-888-648-7820.
Reported November 5, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V340001 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V340001, 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: November 5, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted