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NHTSA recall 98V069001

Power train › Automatic transmission

Mitsubishi Eclipse

Reported Mar 26, 199824,275 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI AMERICABuilt May 15, 1989 – Mar 6, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.

The risk

This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. if oil volume IS insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. if there IS transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. if the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Eclipse
199019911992199319941995199619971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin april 20, 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 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).