Call the Auto Safety Hotline toll free at (888) 327-4236 to report safety defects or to obtain information on cars, trucks, child seats, highway or traffic safety. Report Date: April 24, 1999 02:18:41 AM
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V045000
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOT SALES, INC
Year: 1998
Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Manufactured From: JUL 1997 To: JAN 1998
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.
The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.
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 or Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.
The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.
Owner notification began April 8, 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).
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