NHTSA campaign 00V225001
Mitsubishi Recall 00V225001: MITSUBISHI AMERICA/STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 00V225001 was reported by MITSUBISHI AMERICA on August 10, 2000, with 228,294 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Galant, Mitsubishi Eclipse and Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on September 20, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V225001 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V225001
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 228,294 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V225001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Eclipse
- 2000 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – June 24, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – June 24, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Mitsubishi Galant
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V225001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A NUT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, RESULTING IN SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION TO STIFF STEERING, AND IN THE WORST CASE, NO ABILITY TO TURN LEFT.
Safety consequence
A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY IF A LOOSE NUT CONNECTION IS FOUND.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 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.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V225001
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.