NHTSA Campaign 10V066000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NHTSA campaign 10V066000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V066000 with NHTSA on February 25, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V066000, NHTSA lists up to 2,307 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 20, 2009 and September 14, 2009.
The 10V066000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V066000 were scheduled from March 23, 2010, 26 days after the report.
10V066000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V066000 ranks 19 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V066000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 10V066000 was 05V335000, reported on July 27, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 GALANT VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY ON SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT PLATING TO PREVENT CORROSION, IF THE PIPE SHOULD DEVELOP A HOLE DUE TO CORROSION, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR.
- The risk
- ATF IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL HAVE THE AFT OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY INSPECTED. IF INSUFFICIENT PLATING IS FOUND DURING INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE AFT OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY WITH NEW PARTS CONTAINING APPROPRIATE ANTI-CORROSION PLATING. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Reported February 25, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V066000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V066000, 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: February 25, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted