Mitsubishi America: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Mitsubishi America reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 5, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 307,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RUBBER BOOTS, AND IF THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THEY WILL REPLACE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM AND BALL JOINT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 159 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 1996 Mitsubishi Galant | 136 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 1996 Mitsubishi Spyder | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 307 | 12 | 9 | 44 |
| 1995 Mitsubishi Galant | 209 | 6 | 5 | 32 |
| 1994 Mitsubishi Galant | 198 | 4 | 5 | 33 |
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 99V066001.
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