Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
443,442
Reported to NHTSA
2015-06-02
Owners notified
2015-07-20
Defect description
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
Safety risk
If the passenger side sun visor detaches and is propelled rearward, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.
Manufacturer remedy
MMNA will notify their owners, and Chrysler will notify the Chrysler and Dodge owners. Dealers will install a tether strap to retain the passenger sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-15-005. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R30.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Safety risk
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Manufacturer remedy
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Wheels: rim
20
32,000 mi
Wheels
10
85,000 mi
Structure
9
50,000 mi
Tires
4
14,985 mi
Electrical system
3
70,000 mi
Air bags: frontal
2
64,176 mi
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
2
—
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
2
—
Fuel system, gasoline
2
96,000 mi
Power train: automatic transmission
2
64,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic
2
51,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
2
51,000 mi
Structure: body
2
200,000 mi
Tires: sidewall
2
—
Child seat: latch connector/clip
1
—
Equipment
1
58,900 mi
Exterior lighting
1
—
Exterior lighting: headlights
1
81,871 mi
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
1
72,000 mi
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
1
—
Fuel/propulsion system
1
185,000 mi
Power train
1
135,000 mi
Power train: clutch assembly
1
—
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
1
—
Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments
1
—
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
The 2001 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. The 2003 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.