Mitsubishi Seat Belts: Front

Mitsubishi is recalling about 7,340 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. Breakage of the mounting bracket in a severe crash could allow the seat belt to not properly restrain the passenger and potentially result in injury or death.

Campaign
08V022000
Manufacturer
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
18 January 2008
Vehicles
7,340
Built between
Jul 2006 – Feb 2007
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 March 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2006 and February 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006-2007 Mitsubishi EndeavorBuilt July 2006 to February 2007

What the defect is

On certain passenger vehicles, the right side lower seat belt anchor may separate during a severe vehicle crash.

What could happen

Breakage of the mounting bracket in a severe crash could allow the seat belt to not properly restrain the passenger and potentially result in injury or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2006 to February 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 January 2008
  3. Owners notified17 March 2008

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 January 2008.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SR-08-001
Recalling manufacturer
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Mitsubishi recall no. SR-08-001.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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