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2004 Mitsubishi Caribbean Nativa

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Labels04V428000
Filed Sep 1, 2004100,432 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Risk. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Remedy. MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 6, 20061,000 milesPR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE HITCHED AND BUCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS LACKING OIL. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE SHOES. THE BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED AND THE OIL WAS REFILLED. THE OIL QUICKLY DEPLETED AFTER BEING REFILLED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2004 — this page1100Routine
20030100Routine
20010100Routine
20000100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

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Most recent recall on file: Sep 1, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.