14Affected configurations shown5,164Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
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.
What fixes it
Official remedy
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.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 00V421003
1999 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSEOpen vehicle record →1999 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSE SPYDEROpen vehicle record →1998 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSEOpen vehicle record →1998 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN GALANTOpen vehicle record →1998 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSE SPYDEROpen vehicle record →1997 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN GALANTOpen vehicle record →1997 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSEOpen vehicle record →1997 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSE SPYDEROpen vehicle record →1996 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN GALANTOpen vehicle record →1996 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSEOpen vehicle record →1996 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSE SPYDEROpen vehicle record →1995 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN GALANTOpen vehicle record →1995 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSEOpen vehicle record →1994 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN GALANTOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.