NHTSA campaign 04V312000 · Mitsubishi campaign SR-04-007
Mitsubishi Recall 04V-312: MITSUBISHI/FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE, FUEL PUMP
NHTSA recall 04V312000 (Mitsubishi campaign SR-04-007) was reported by MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on June 29, 2004, with 834 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on July 26, 2004, 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 04V312000 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
- 04V312000 (also written 04V-312 or 04V312)
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Mitsubishi campaign number
- SR-04-007
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 834 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V312000. 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
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 16, 2004 – June 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 16, 2004 – June 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V312000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL RETURN LINE HOSE FITTING ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOLDED.
Safety consequence
BREAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A LEAKAGE OF FUEL AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, IT COULD RESULT A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Notes
MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-04-007.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V312000
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.