The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DASH PANEL PAD CAN SHIFT INTERFERRING WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL.
The risk
THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE A PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL PAD SO IT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE CONTROL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Eclipse | 1998 |
| Mitsubishi Spyder | 1998 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 | 1998 | 129 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Spyder | 1998 | 3 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1998
13 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the vehicle speed control; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 98V304000 2 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V204000 1 Sept 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V192000 24 Aug 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V153000 2 Jul 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V045003 14 May 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V070000 1 Apr 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V054000 12 Mar 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V045002 3 Mar 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998