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NHTSA Recall Query RQ98007

Recall Query · TRANSFER CASE LEAKAGE · Opened 1998-05-11 · Closed 1998-08-28

Investigation

Action number
RQ98007
Type
Recall Query
Open date
1998-05-11
Close date
1998-08-28
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Affected makes
MITSUBISHI
Affected components
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Affected model years
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Affected (make, year) variants
24

Summary

THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD), MITSUBISHI GALANT, ALLEGEDLY LEAKS OIL CAUSING ONE OR MORE WHEELS TO LOCKUP; OR THE INABILITY TO TRANSMIT ENGINE POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS.THE VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME TRANSFER CASE DESIGN AS THE ECLIPSE VEHICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ALLEGED DEFECT.

Source

Authoritative
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