Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 2, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 443,442. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
The risk
If the passenger side sun visor detaches and is propelled rearward, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.
The remedy
MMNA will notify their owners, and Chrysler will notify the Chrysler and Dodge owners. Dealers will install a tether strap to retain the passenger sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-15-005. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R30.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Chrysler Sebring | 75 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 2005 Dodge Stratus | 62 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Chrysler Sebring | 220 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 2004 Dodge Stratus | 144 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 Chrysler Sebring | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 Dodge Stratus | 75 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 124 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder | 27 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 Chrysler Sebring | 210 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 2002 Dodge Stratus | 150 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 73 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 Chrysler Sebring | 242 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 2001 Dodge Stratus | 186 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 209 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder | 81 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 308 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V338000.
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