NHTSA Campaign 10V514000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 10V514000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V514000 with NHTSA on October 20, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V514000, NHTSA lists up to 19,410 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 16, 2006 and January 28, 2008.
The 10V514000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V514000 were scheduled from December 7, 2010, 48 days after the report.
10V514000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2006–2008.
Owners of the model years 10V514000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V514000 vehicles, the 2006 Mitsubishi Endeavor has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V514000 ranks 11 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V514000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 10V514000 was 08V276000, reported on June 20, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 ENDEAVOR WITH MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING. DUE TO AN INCORRECT HEATER (HVAC) CONTROLLER SIGNAL, THE AIR FLOW FROM THE AIR VENTS MAY RANDOMLY CHANGE DIRECTION AND/OR THE TEMPERATURE MAY BRIEFLY CYCLE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT DEFROSTER PERFORMANCE, RESULTING IN POOR WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR DAMAGE AND IF NECESSARY REPAIR THE MODE DOOR SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI SAFETY RECALL NO. SR-10-03.
Reported October 20, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V514000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V514000, 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 20, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted