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NHTSA recall 98V311000

Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly

Mitsubishi Caribbean 3000GT and 8 more

Reported Dec 10, 199853,162 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles sold in the caribbean. in the front passenger seat of these vehicles, which are equipped with takata belt buckles, the seat belt release buttons, which are made of ABS plastic material and marked "press," can break, allowing pieces to fall into the buckle assembly.

The risk

If pieces fall into the buckle assembly, the buckle may not operate properly, failing to properly restrain an occupant in the event of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will repair the front seat belt buckles.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Caribbean 3000GT
1991
Mitsubishi Caribbean Cordia
198619871988
Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse
19901991
Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant
19861987198919901991
Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage
198619871988198919901991
Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero
198619871988198919901991
Mitsubishi Caribbean Sigma
19881990
Mitsubishi Caribbean Starion
1986
Mitsubishi Caribbean Truck
198619871988198919901991

Notes

Owner notification began february 15, 1999. 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 1-787-251-8716.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).