NHTSA Campaign 02V147000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NHTSA campaign 02V147000 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 02V147000 with NHTSA on May 29, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V147000, NHTSA lists up to 3,378 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2002 and May 15, 2002.
Owner notification letters for 02V147000 were scheduled from July 8, 2002, 40 days after the report.
02V147000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 02V147000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V147000 ranks 16 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 02V147000, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 02V147000 was 02V100001, reported on April 7, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ROUTING OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT HARNESS CAN ALLOW IT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A ROUGH EDGE, ALLOWING ABRASION. THIS COULD RESULT IN GROUNDED CIRCUITS.
- The risk
- THERE COULD BE A LOSS OF STOP OR TURN SIGNAL LAMP OPERATION OR ENGINE HESITATION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR, ELIMINATING ANY HARNESS CONTACT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 8, 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 May 29, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V147000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V147000, 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: May 29, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted