NHTSA Campaign 04V279000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 04V279000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V279000 with NHTSA on June 7, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V279000, NHTSA lists up to 1,211 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 11, 2004 and April 15, 2004.
The 04V279000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V279000 were scheduled from July 26, 2004, 49 days after the report.
04V279000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V279000 ranks 23 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V279000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the seats on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FOOT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RISER MAY DEVELOP A CRACK, RESULTING IN REDUCED STRENGTH OF THE SEAT ANCHORAGE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT COULD BECOME DETACHED, INCREASING THE RISK OF OCCUPANT INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. IF SO, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE IT WITH A NEW, IMPROVED PART. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-04-006.
Reported June 7, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V279000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V279000, 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: June 7, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted