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NHTSA campaign 01V011001

Mitsubishi Recall 01V011001: MITSUBISHI AMERICA/TRANSMISSION HOSE

NHTSA recall 01V011001 was reported by MITSUBISHI AMERICA on January 16, 2001, with 277,227 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 March 26, 2001, 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 01V011001 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V011001
Filed by
MITSUBISHI AMERICA
Report received
Potentially affected
277,227 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Cooling Unit and Lines
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V011001. 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, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1999 – January 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 2000 – January 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Galant

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built March 1, 1998 – December 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V011001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Safety consequence

FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING WILL BE PHASED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 26, THROUGH JULY 23, 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 AT 1-800-222-0037.

Notes

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 01V011001

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.