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Service bulletin 061000

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 id618196
Published by NHTSA2001-04-10
Manufacturer's number061000
Manufacturer's date2000-10-06
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA, INC. HAS DETERMINED THAT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED V-6 VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE A/T MAY SLIP WHEN UP SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. *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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE2001
MITSUBISHI GALANT2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V0110012001-01-16. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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