1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT. The campaign is 02V143001. NHTSA received the report on 14 May 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive). NHTSA has 25 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 02V143001, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the transfer case for indications of oil leakage or damage. Vehicles that have oil leakage will have the transfer case resealed and re-fill the transfer case to the proper level, or replaced the transfer case if there is evidence of damage. Owner notification is expected to begin december 9, 2002. 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 america at 1-888-648-7820 or mitsubmishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 15,000 units in total.
02V143001Received . 15,000 units.
Power Train / Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, a condition exists that allows oil to leak from the all-wheel drive transfer case.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Low oil levels in the transfer case could cause bearing damage and result in drive train lockup, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the transfer case for indications of oil leakage or damage. Vehicles that have oil leakage will have the transfer case resealed and re-fill the transfer case to the proper level, or replaced the transfer case if there is evidence of damage. Owner notification is expected to begin december 9, 2002. 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 america at 1-888-648-7820 or mitsubmishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number SR-02-003. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
25 complaints, 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 12 |
| Seat Belts | 10 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Aug 2008
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE02013 | Preliminary evaluation | TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP | Wheels | 31 Jan 2002 | 3 Jun 2002 | 02V143001 |
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 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GTThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/3000gt/1996/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT?
- 15,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi 3000GT have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi 3000GT, model years 1991 to 2002. 1 of them names the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT name most often?
- Power Train: 12 of 26 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.