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NHTSA recall 00V311001

Engine and engine cooling › Engine

Mitsubishi Mirage and 2 more

Reported Oct 2, 2000210,000 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI AMERICABuilt Mar 1, 1996 – Feb 28, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles: mirage model vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines; montero sport models equipped with 3.0L engines; and montero models equipped with 3.0L engines. the bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.

The risk

The condition can result in a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

On the mirage vehicles, the dealers will install a new, improved crankshaft pulley bolt on the older engines. on new engines which already have the improved bolt, the dealer will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specification. on the montero models, dealers will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specifications. if the bolt IS damaged, it will be replaced.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Mirage
199719981999
Mitsubishi Montero
19921993199419951996
Mitsubishi Montero Sport
199719981999

Notes

Owner notification will be performed in five separate owner mailings, with the first mailing beginning october 31, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).