| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98V311000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ECLIPSE |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Manufacturered: |
- |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
53162 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990215 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990215 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| Report Received Date: |
19981210 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19981214 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD IN THE CARIBBEAN. IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH TAKATA BELT BUCKLES, THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS, WHICH ARE MADE OF ABS PLASTIC MATERIAL AND MARKED "PRESS," CAN BREAK, ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF PIECES FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, THE BUCKLE MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, FAILING TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES. |