NHTSA Campaign 06V334000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA campaign 06V334000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V334000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V334000, NHTSA lists up to 1,516 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 21, 2006 and July 19, 2006.
The 06V334000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V334000 were scheduled from September 21, 2006, 15 days after the report.
06V334000 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 06V334000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V334000 vehicles, the 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V334000 ranks 22 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE METAL FORMING PART OF THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY STAMPED RESULTING IN THE METAL BECOMING THINNER IN THE CROSS-SECTION THAN SPECIFIED. THIS COULD, OVER TIME, RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE CROSSMEMBER.
- The risk
- BREAKAGE OF THE CROSSMEMBER MAY ALLOW SEPARATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE CROSSMEMBER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 888-648-7820.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-06-004.
Reported September 6, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V334000 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V334000, 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 6, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted