NHTSA Campaign 04V067000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 04V067000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V067000 with NHTSA on February 11, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V067000, NHTSA lists up to 134,000 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 04V067000 were scheduled from March 29, 2004, 47 days after the report.
04V067000 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 04V067000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V067000 vehicles, the 2003 Mitsubishi Diamante has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V067000 ranks 1 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V067000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the equipment on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT CONTAIN A STEP-BY-STEP DESCRIPTION FOR HEADREST ADJUSTMENT WHEN INSTALLING A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (CRS) TETHER STRAP.
- The risk
- IF THE TETHER STRAP IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TO THE TETHER ANCHOR, THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT RESTRAINED. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CHILD COULD BE INJURED.
- The fix
- A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS ALONG WITH A STICKER CONTAINING THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO AFFIX THE STICKER IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-04-002.
Reported February 11, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V067000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V067000, 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: February 11, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted