# NHTSA recall 04V138000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- 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 \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION](/makes/mitsubishi/lancer-evolution/2003/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [DEALER LETTER](/bulletins/10240443.md), 2023-08-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-23\-00\-001](/bulletins/10235608.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [DEALER LETTER](/bulletins/10235606.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-15\-54\-004](/bulletins/10170070.md), 2020-01-28, Service bulletin
- [TTIndex12](/bulletins/10170099.md), 2020-01-25, Service bulletin
- [TT253](/bulletins/10169006.md), 2019-12-09, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-19\-00\-008](/bulletins/10163703.md), 2019-08-12, Service bulletin
- [TT237](/bulletins/10130469.md), 2018-03-26, Service bulletin
- [MEDICUpdate517](/bulletins/10130468.md), 2018-03-26, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-09\-35\-006](/bulletins/10030330.md), 2009-09-22, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V138000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V138000)

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