Recall 98V045001: Dash Interferes with Throttle

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V045001
Component: FUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL
Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOT SALES, INC

Year: 1998
Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE, SPYDER
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 20974

Summary:

Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The dash panel pad can shift interfering with the throttle cable control.

The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.

Owner notification began April 8, 1998. 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. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).