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NHTSA campaign 00V311002

Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi Caribbean Recall 00V311002: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V311002 was reported by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN on December 6, 2000, with 61,068 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero, Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage and Mitsubishi Nativa for model years 1995–1999 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 5, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V311002
Filed by
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
Report received
Potentially affected
61,068 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Service Query SQ00-015 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V311002. 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 Nativa

    • 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 1, 1996 – March 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi recalls

Mitsubishi Caribbean

  • Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage

    • 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built March 1, 1996 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero

All Mitsubishi Caribbean recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V311002.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.

Safety consequence

THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

ON THE MIRAGE VEHICLES, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, IMPROVED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT ON THE OLDER ENGINES. ON NEW ENGINES WHICH ALREADY HAVE THE IMPROVED BOLT, THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. ON THE MONTERO MODELS, DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE BOLT IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE BEGINS JANUARY 5, 2001.THE MIRAGE VEHICLE OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED FROM JANUARY 5 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2, 2001.THE NATIVA OWNERS FROM FEBRUARY 6 THROUGH FEBRUARY 12, 2001.THE MONTERO OWNERS FROM FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 12, 2001.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 CARIBBEAN AT 1-800-981-0452. 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 00V311002

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.