Service bulletin 0342A004
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10004450 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2003-12-15 |
| Manufacturer's number | 0342A004 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2003-10-01 |
| NHTSA component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK |
NHTSA's summary
AFTER PULLING THE HATCH RELEASE LEVER AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, AIR PRESSURE FROM CLOSING THE DOOR MAY CAUSE THE LIFTGATE TO HALF-LATCH. THE LIFTGATE CAN THEN ONLY BE OPENED BY PULLING THE RELEASE LEVER AGAIN OR USING THE KEY IN THE LIFTGATE LOCK. *TT
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Latches and locks
| MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 113 | 2005-07-08. Service bulletin. TOPSTACK LATCH SET SCREWS. *TT |
|---|---|
| TSB0142A001 | 2001-04-10. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON TRUNK LID RELEASE KITS FOR CONFINEMENT WITHIN TRUNK. *JB |