NHTSA Campaign 99V333001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 99V333001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 99V333001 with NHTSA on November 23, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V333001, NHTSA lists up to 19,179 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 27, 1998 and November 3, 1999.
The 99V333001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V333001 were scheduled from February 7, 2000, 76 days after the report.
99V333001 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V333001 covers have filed at least 42 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 99V333001 vehicles, the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V333001 ranks 8 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 99V333001, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES AND FEDERAL EMISSION EQUIPMENT. THE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS CAN BECOME HEAT DAMAGED BY THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD CAUSE GROUNDED CIRCUITS.
- The risk
- THIS CIRCUIT FAILURE COULD CAUSE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TO OCCUR: (1) THE ENGINE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE MAIN FUSE WILL BLOW IF THE POWER LEAD IS GROUNDED; (2) THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE IF THE SIGNAL WIRE IS GROUNDED; (3) THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE IF THE LEAD TO THE MAGNETIC CLUTCH IS GROUNDED; AND (4) THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMPS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE IF THE VOLTAGE MONITOR LEAD IS GROUNDED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND DISCARD A METAL MANIFOLD BRACKET (FROM GALANT MODELS ONLY - ECLIPSE HAS NO SUCH BRACKET). DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE HARNESS. IF THE HARNESS WIRES SHOW NO DAMAGE, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A HEAT INSULATOR ALONG WITH HEAT RESISTANT HARNESS CLIPS. IF THE HARNESS WIRES DO SHOW DAMAGE, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HARNESS WITH PREINSTALLED INTEGRAL HEAT PROTECTION.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 7, 2000. 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 23, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V333001 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V333001, 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 23, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted