1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse. The newest campaign is 00V421003. NHTSA received the report on 6 Apr 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V421003, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the lower lateral arm ball joint for wear. Ball joints that exhibit wear beyond the established tolerance will be replaced with newly designed lateral arm ball joints. Ball joints that are within the established tolerance will be cleaned and a special sealant will be applied to prevent intrusion of moisture.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 5,264 units in total.
00V421003Received . 5,164 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude. Also, mmc has added the potential of leaking moisture, which can cause the ball stud to corrode.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause the lower lateral arm ball joint to separate, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. This campaign supercedes mmc's previous safety recall campaign, see 99v-066.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the lower lateral arm ball joint for wear. Ball joints that exhibit wear beyond the established tolerance will be replaced with newly designed lateral arm ball joints. Ball joints that are within the established tolerance will be cleaned and a special sealant will be applied to prevent intrusion of moisture.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V045003Received . 100 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles located in the caribbean. The dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
3 complaints, 7 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 1 Nov 2004
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean EclipseThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi-caribbean/eclipse/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse?
- 5,264 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse, model years 1990 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse name most often?
- Air Bags: 1 of 7 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.