NHTSA Campaign 20V035000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V035000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 20V035000 with NHTSA on January 23, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V035000, NHTSA lists up to 18,123 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 12, 1997 and December 31, 1999.
The 20V035000 report reached NHTSA 20 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V035000 were scheduled from February 25, 2021, 399 days after the report.
20V035000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 20V035000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V035000 ranks 37 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V035000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V035000 was 19V330000, reported on April 26, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 1998-2000 Montero vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
- The fix
- MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2021. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-20-001.
Reported January 23, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V035000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V035000, 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: January 23, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted