2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse & 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder + 1 more recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A bulge in the fuel tank caused by the manufacturing process resulted in thinning of the material during a welding operation, increasing the risk of fuel leakage.
💥 The risk
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the fuel tank assembly. Owner notification began march 26, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V069000
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 192
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-0037
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 26, 2001
- Built
- Feb 20, 2001 – Feb 22, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).