NHTSA campaign 10V066000 · Mitsubishi campaign SR-10-001
Mitsubishi Recall 10V-066: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 10V066000 (Mitsubishi campaign SR-10-001) was reported by MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on February 25, 2010, with 2,307 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Galant for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on March 23, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V066000 (also written 10V-066 or 10V066)
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Mitsubishi campaign number
- SR-10-001
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,307 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V066000. 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 Galant
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 20, 2009 – September 14, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V066000.
Defect description
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 GALANT VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY ON SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT PLATING TO PREVENT CORROSION, IF THE PIPE SHOULD DEVELOP A HOLE DUE TO CORROSION, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR.
Safety consequence
ATF IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL HAVE THE AFT OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY INSPECTED. IF INSUFFICIENT PLATING IS FOUND DURING INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE AFT OIL COOLER PIPE ASSEMBLY WITH NEW PARTS CONTAINING APPROPRIATE ANTI-CORROSION PLATING. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V066000
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.