NHTSA recall 04V138000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V138000 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-03-23 |
| Owners notified | 2004-05-31 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Units potentially affected | 7278 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO, THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) AND GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) AS STATED ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL ARE IN ERROR.
What can happen
OVERLOADING CAN DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE, ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING HANDLING AND BRAKING, CAUSE TIRE FAILURE, AND RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LABEL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 31, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| DEALER LETTER | 2023-08-04. Service bulletin. This is a Dealer Letter sent to dealers informing that Mitsubishi Technical Training has launched the 3rd quarterly technician quiz for 2023. |
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| TSB-23-00-001 | 2023-05-04. Service bulletin. This Technical Service Bulletin reviews the regulations that require a label showing the reduction in load carrying capacity be affixed to vehicles when the total net weight of accessories is more than 1.5 percent of the vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or 100 lbs. |
| DEALER LETTER | 2023-05-04. Service bulletin. This is a Dealer Letter sent to dealers informing that Mitsubishi Technical Training has launched the 2nd quarterly technician quiz for 2023. |
| TSB-15-54-004 | 2020-01-28. Service bulletin. This TSB contains troubleshooting steps for diagnosis of various customer complaints relating to the audio system speakers in Mitsubishi vehicles equipped with original equipment audio components. |
| TTIndex12 | 2020-01-25. Service bulletin. This is an index of Tech Talk newsletter articles released in 2012. |
| TT253 | 2019-12-09. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TSB-19-00-008 | 2019-08-12. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin supersedes TSB-18-00-003, issued April, 2018, to add updated information for Carrying Capacity Reduced Label. |
| TT237 | 2018-03-26. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| MEDICUpdate517 | 2018-03-26. Service bulletin. This is a message sent to dealers, to inform them that an update for MEDIC will be available. |
| TSB-09-35-006 | 2009-09-22. Service bulletin. MITSUBISHI: ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT BRACKET TORQUE SPEC. CHANGED; SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. TO PROVIDE CORRECTED TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT MOUNTING BRACKET FASTENERS. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.