The defect
THE HEADREST GUIDE BRACKET WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED TO THE SEAT BACK FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLIES ONLY.
The risk
THE HEADREST SUPPORT BRACKET CAN BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Eclipse | 1997 |
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Eclipse | 1997 | 136 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 1997
13 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the seats; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 97V192000 1 Nov 1997 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 97V176000 7 Oct 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V168000 2 Oct 1997 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 97V155000 12 Sept 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V081002 8 Aug 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V078000 10 May 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V036000 11 Mar 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V037000 7 Mar 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997