The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COLUMN SWITCH LEVERS CAN BECOME LOOSE OR BREAK OVER TIME.
The risk
LOOSENING OR CRACKING OF THE LEVERS CAN CAUSE DIRECTIONAL LAMPS THAT DO NOT SELF-CANCEL OR OPERATE, HEAD LAMPS THAT DO NOT TURN OFF, WINDSHIELD WASHERS THAT OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT DO NOT OPERATE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse | 2000 |
| Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant | 1999, 2000 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
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 Caribbean Eclipse | 2000 | 4 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant | 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| Mitsubishi Caribbean Galant | 2000 | 1 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1999
17 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the exterior lighting; MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN filed 26 campaigns in all.
| 99V347002 20 Dec 1999 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V355000 17 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V356000 17 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V358000 17 Dec 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V347001 10 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V273001 20 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V273002 15 Oct 1999 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 99V275000 12 Oct 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999