NHTSA Campaign 06V414000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 06V414000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V414000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V414000, NHTSA lists up to 1,772 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 23, 2006 and September 11, 2006.
The 06V414000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V414000 were scheduled from November 20, 2006, 20 days after the report.
06V414000 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V414000 ranks 21 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE KEY LOCK CABLE WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MAY NOT ALLOW THE CABLE END TO LOCK INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER MECHANISM. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE GEARSHIFT MECHANISM BEING PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK CABLE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-06-005.
Reported October 31, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V414000 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V414000, 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: October 31, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted