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NHTSA campaign 00V421003

Mitsubishi Caribbean Recall 00V421003: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V421003 was reported by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN on April 6, 2001, with 5,164 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse, Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse Spyder and Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant for model years 1995–1999 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on May 24, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V421003
Filed by
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
Report received
Potentially affected
5,164 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Ball Joint
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V421003. 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 Caribbean

  • Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse

  • Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse Spyder

    • 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built December 1, 1995 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant

    • 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built February 1, 1993 – March 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi Caribbean recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V421003.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO, MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE BALL STUD TO CORRODE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES MMC'S PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEE 99V-066.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF MOISTURE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 21, 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 00V421003

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.