NHTSA campaign 08V022000 · Mitsubishi campaign SR-08-001

Mitsubishi Recall 08V-022: RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 08V022000 (Mitsubishi campaign SR-08-001) was reported by MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on January 18, 2008, with 7,340 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Endeavor for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on March 17, 2008, 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 08V022000 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: 08V022000 (also written 08V-022 or 08V022)
Filed by: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Mitsubishi campaign number: SR-08-001
Report received: January 18, 2008
Potentially affected: 7,340 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front
Owners notified: March 17, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V022000. 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 Endeavor
- 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built July 10, 2006 – February 16, 2007 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V022000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR MAY SEPARATE DURING A SEVERE VEHICLE CRASH.

Safety consequence

BREAKAGE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET IN A SEVERE CRASH COULD ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.

Notes

MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-08-001.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V022000

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.