NHTSA recall 94V103001
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 94V103001 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Reported | 1994-10-04 |
| Owners notified | 1994-10-24 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE |
| Units potentially affected | 23935 |
What is wrong
THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM DOES NOT MEET THE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH COOLANT TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE THE STEM TO LEAK.
What can happen
THIS CAN RESULT IN A BURN INJURY TO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S FEET AND LEGS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS.
Notes
SYSTEM: HEATER, WATER, DEFROSTER, HEATER CORE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, PLEASE CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1988 MITSUBISHI PRECIS | Built 1988-04-01 to 1989-04-01. |
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| 1989 MITSUBISHI PRECIS | Built 1988-04-01 to 1989-04-01. |
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Investigated as PE94003
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE94003 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1994-01-14, closed 1994-06-10. HEATER CORE FAILURE. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.