NHTSA Campaign 09V349000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
NHTSA campaign 09V349000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: delivery. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V349000 with NHTSA on September 8, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V349000, NHTSA lists up to 6,903 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 7, 2007 and December 11, 2008.
The 09V349000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V349000 were scheduled from September 29, 2009, 21 days after the report.
09V349000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V349000 ranks 14 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 LANCER EVOLUTION, RALLIART, AND SPORTBACK RALLIART VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TURBOCHARGED ENGINES. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FUEL RETURN PIPE IS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE, IN COMBINATION WITH FREQUENT VEHICLE OPERATION AT CERTAIN ENGINE REVOLUTIONS, MAY RESULT IN A RESONANCE THAT, IF CONTINUED OVER TIME, MAY CAUSE A STRESS CRACK TO DEVELOP AT THE FIXED PORTION OF THE FUEL PIPE.
- The risk
- IF THIS STRESS CRACK DEVELOPS, FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- THE FUEL RETURN PIPE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW PART AND TWO ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WILL BE INSTALLED TO BETTER CONTROL FUEL PIPE VIBRATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SR-09-004.
Reported September 8, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V349000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V349000, 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 8, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted