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NHTSA campaign 04V428000

Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi Caribbean Recall 04V-428: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN/FMVSS 208/AIR BAG LABEL

NHTSA recall 04V428000 was reported by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN on September 1, 2004, with 100,432 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Eclipse, Mitsubishi Diamante, Mitsubishi Montero and more for model years 1998–2005.

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 04V428000 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
04V428000 (also written 04V-428 or 04V428)
Filed by
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
Report received
Potentially affected
100,432 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Other — Labels
Safety standard
FMVSS 208

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V428000. 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 3000GT

    • 1999 · Vehicles built June 1, 1998 – January 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Diamante

  • Mitsubishi Eclipse

  • Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

    • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – August 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built July 1, 2000 – May 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Endeavor

    • 2004 · Vehicles built February 1, 2003 – May 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Galant

  • Mitsubishi Lancer

    • 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 1, 2001 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Mirage

    • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built May 1, 1997 – November 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Montero

  • Mitsubishi Nativa

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built June 1, 1997 – February 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built June 1, 1997 – February 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Outlander

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 1, 2002 – June 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi recalls

Mitsubishi Caribbean

  • Mitsubishi Caribbean Nativa

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 1, 1997 – February 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 1, 1997 – February 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi Caribbean recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V428000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Safety consequence

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.

Notes

THE MANUFACTURER'S PETITION WHICH REQUESTED THAT NHTSA DETERMINE THIS FMVSS NONCOMPLIANCE DOES NOT CREATE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY WAS PARTIALLY DENIED ON JANUARY 26, 2005. THEREFORE, THIS MANUFACTURER IS OBLIGATED TO CONDUCT AN OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V428000

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.