NHTSA Campaign 04V428000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 04V428000 covers 33 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN filed the report for 04V428000 with NHTSA on September 1, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V428000, NHTSA lists up to 100,432 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 1997 and March 31, 2004.
The 04V428000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
04V428000 covers 10 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V428000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V428000 vehicles, the 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer has the most (13).
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- The risk
- THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- The fix
- MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
- Notes
- THE MANUFACTURER'S PETITION WHICH REQUESTED THAT NHTSA DETERMINE THIS FMVSS NONCOMPLIANCE DOES NOT CREATE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY WAS PARTIALLY DENIED ON JANUARY 26, 2005. THEREFORE, THIS MANUFACTURER IS OBLIGATED TO CONDUCT AN OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN.
Reported September 1, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V428000 (33)
Mitsubishi (33)
- 2000 Mitsubishi Diamante
- 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante
- 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante
- 2003 Mitsubishi Diamante
- 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante
- 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor
- 2000 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2001 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2002 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2003 Mitsubishi Galant
- 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage
- 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage
- 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage
- 2000 Mitsubishi Montero
- 2002 Mitsubishi Montero
- 2004 Mitsubishi Montero
- 2002 Mitsubishi Nativa
- 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V428000, 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: September 1, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted