NHTSA Campaign 04V319000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 04V319000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V319000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V319000, NHTSA lists up to 44,214 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 4, 2001 and May 21, 2004.
The 04V319000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V319000 were scheduled from August 30, 2004, 55 days after the report.
04V319000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2002–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V319000 ranks 7 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V319000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V319000 was 04V312000, reported on June 29, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FACING FORWARD ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, THE FUEL TANK LEVELING VALVE MAY NOT MAINTAIN PROPER SEALING IN THE EVENT THE FUEL EXPANDS FROM A RISE IN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
- The risk
- IF THE FUEL LEVELING VALVE DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY, FUEL MAY LEAK ONTO THE GROUND. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEVELING VALVE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037 OR MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-04-008.
Reported July 6, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V319000 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V319000, 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: July 6, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted