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NHTSA recall 97V073001

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Mitsubishi Mirage

Reported Apr 18, 199715,405 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI AMERICABuilt Apr 1, 1992 – Nov 20, 1992

The defect

The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. the combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the shoulder belt anchorage becoming stuck.

The risk

In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.

The remedy

Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Mirage
1993

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification IS expected to begin august 1, 1997.note:owners who take their vehicle 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 1-800-424-9393.