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Service bulletin 42

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 id622488
Published by NHTSA2001-10-18
Manufacturer's number42
Manufacturer's date2001-07-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER TABS WHICH COME LOOSE FROM THE REAR WINDOW OF CERTAIN CONVERTIBLES. *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 ECLIPSE SPYDER2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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42A2005-12-22. Service bulletin. DOOR GLASS ALIGNMENT. MITSUBISHI. TECH TALK. *TT
0342A0052004-02-13. Service bulletin. THE SUNROOF MAY JUDDER OR VIBRATE DURING OPENING/CLOSING OPERATION. *TT
0355008R2003-12-15. Service bulletin. DEBRIS (SUCH AS LEAVES, ETC.) ENTERING THE FRONT COWL AREA MAY CLOG THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING DRAIN TUBE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING MAY FILL UP WITH CONDENSATION AND OVERFLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR THROUGH THE COOLING TUBE. *TT
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0355006R2003-12-15. Service bulletin. AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT PIPE REPLACEMENT. *TT
03550062003-10-20. Service bulletin. AIR CONDITIONER REFRIGERANT PIPE REPLACEMENT. *TT
03550052003-08-26. Service bulletin. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HIGH-PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE PARTS AVAILABILITY. INCLUDING 2004 MODELS. *TT
03550022003-08-20. Service bulletin. AIR CONDITIONER REFRIGERANT AND AIR CONDITIONER ECU VOLTAGES - SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. *TT