NHTSA Campaign 02V100001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NHTSA campaign 02V100001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: front underhood. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 02V100001 with NHTSA on April 7, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V100001, NHTSA lists up to 3,885 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 24, 2001 and November 26, 2001.
The 02V100001 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V100001 were scheduled from May 13, 2002, 36 days after the report.
02V100001 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 02V100001 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V100001 ranks 15 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 02V100001, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 02V100001 was 00V339000, reported on October 24, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE MAIN UNDER HOOD ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL HARNESS AND THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE HARNESS COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD, WHICH COULD RESULT IN MELTING OF THE HARNESS INSULATION.
- The risk
- THE MELTING OF THE HARNESS INSULATION COULD RESULT IN GROUNDING OF THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WIRING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ERRATICALLY OR STOP SUDDENLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS FOR DAMAGE AND, IF NONE IS EVIDENT, WILL TIE THE HARNESS BACK TO PREVENT THE HARNESS FROM EVER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD. ANY HARNESS THAT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AS NECESSARY AND THEN TIED BACK TO PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 13, 2002. 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 April 7, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V100001 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V100001, 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: April 7, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted