NHTSA Campaign 99V305001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 99V305001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: switch. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 99V305001 with NHTSA on November 1, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V305001, NHTSA lists up to 98,817 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1998 and October 1, 1999.
The 99V305001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V305001 were scheduled from December 13, 1999, 42 days after the report.
99V305001 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V305001 covers have filed at least 40 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 99V305001 vehicles, the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse has the most (25).
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V305001 ranks 3 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COLUMN SWITCH LEVERS CAN BECOME LOOSE OR BREAK OVER TIME.
- The risk
- LOOSENING OR CRACKING OF THE LEVERS CAN CAUSE DIRECTIONAL LAMPS THAT DO NOT SELF-CANCEL OR OPERATE, HEAD LAMPS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF, WINDSHIELD WASHERS THAT OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT DO NOT OPERATE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED SWITCH.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-99-003. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 13, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Reported November 1, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V305001 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V305001, 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: November 1, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted