| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88E023000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MITSUBISHI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GALANT |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19880701 - 19880701 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
156 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880912 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880912 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19880919 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880923 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
HEAT SHIELD WAS INSTALLED ON LOWER SIDE OF MUFFLER INSTEAD OF THE UPPER SIDE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE HEAT SHIELD ASSISTS IN DISSIPATION OF HEAT FROM THEUPPER PORTION OF THE MUFFLER. WITHOUT THE HEAT SHIELD, THE MUFFLER MIGHTCONTACT THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, DAMAGING THE CONTENTS. |
| Corrective Summary: |
A HEAT SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MUFFLER. |