NHTSA Campaign 03V194000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NHTSA campaign 03V194000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 03V194000 with NHTSA on May 20, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V194000, NHTSA lists up to 43,649 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 20, 2002 and April 11, 2003.
The 03V194000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V194000 were scheduled from June 23, 2003, 34 days after the report.
03V194000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V194000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V194000 ranks 4 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 03V194000, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 03V194000 was 02V147000, reported on May 29, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WATER COULD ENTER THE FRONT FLOORBOARD AREA FROM OPENINGS IN THE SIDE SILL OR UPPER DASH AREA. THIS WATER COULD COLLECT UNDER THE SEAT AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL CORROSION TO OCCUR IN THE HARNESS CONNECTORS THAT CONTAIN THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER, SIDE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR, AND STOP LAMPS.
- The risk
- ELECTRICAL CORROSION OF THE HARNESS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER TO MALFUNCTION, THE SIDE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY AND/OR THE BRAKE LAMPS NOT TO ILLUMINATE OR TO FALSELY ILLUMINATE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SIDE SILLS AND DASH PANEL FOR OPENINGS THAT MAY ALLOW WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. IN ADDITION TO SEALING ANY OPENINGS THAT MAY BE FOUND, THE WIRING CONNECTORS WILL BE INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL CORROSION. THE FLOOR HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED IF IT HAS ANY SIGNS OF WATER DAMAGE OR ELECTRICAL CORROSION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 23, 2003. 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 OR MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
Reported May 20, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V194000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V194000, 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 20, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted