The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED MOUNTING BRACKET BOLTS OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS WITH ALUMINUM RIVETS. AFTER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE RIVETS CAN LOOSEN OR BREAK, CAUSING PARTIAL OR TOTAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG MODULES.
The risk
THE AIR BAG MODULE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER AN AIR BAG ACTIVATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE RIVETS WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage | 1998, 1999 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 Mirage | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage | 1999 | 2 | 3 |
Other air bags recalls in 1999
15 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the air bags; MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN filed 26 campaigns in all.
| 99V343000 2 Dec 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V327000 22 Nov 1999 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 99V063001 15 Nov 1999 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 99V283000 21 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V243000 8 Sept 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V236000 30 Aug 1999 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 99V090002 1 Jun 1999 | DAEWOO MOTOR GUAM |
| 99V090001 10 May 1999 | DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999