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NHTSA recall 98V045003

Vehicle speed control

Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse and 1 more

Reported May 14, 1998100 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI CARIBBEANBuilt Jul 21, 1997 – Jan 16, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles located in the caribbean. the dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.

The risk

The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse
1998
Mitsubishi Caribbean Spyder
1998

Notes

Owner notification began september 4, 1998. 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 of caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).