Mitsubishi Seat Belts: Anchorage

Mitsubishi is recalling about 300 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. The inadequately torqued anchor bolt could fail ina sudden stop or accident.

Campaign
93V044000
Manufacturer
MITSUBISHI AMERICA
Reported
16 March 1993
Vehicles
300
Built between
Sep 1992 – Feb 1993
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 March 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1992 and February 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1993 Mitsubishi DiamanteBuilt September 1992 to February 1993

What the defect is

The rear outboard lower safety belt attachment bolt was inadequately torqued on installation.

What could happen

The inadequately torqued anchor bolt could fail ina sudden stop or accident. Failure of the safety belt assembly results inincreased risk of injury to the seat occupant.

What gets fixed

RETORQUE THE SAFETY BELT ATTACHMENTS TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1992 to February 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 March 1993
  3. Owners notified19 March 1993

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 16 March 1993.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MITSUBISHI AMERICA
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

System: safety belts.vehicle description: passenger cars; station wagons.

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.

Same component

Same brand