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Service bulletin 0455003

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10006466
Published by NHTSA2004-05-04
Manufacturer's number0455003
Manufacturer's date2005-12-01
Replaces0555003
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

NHTSA's summary

HEATER TEMPERATURE DIAL HARD TO TURN. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
MITSUBISHI LANCER2002, 2003
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION2003
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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