In May 1994, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Heat Damage Prevention System, covering the Pajero. The filing affects 9,995 vehicles manufactured between June 25, 1993 and March 30, 1994.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1104390 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | May 24, 1994 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Heat Damage Prevention System |
| Production period | June 25, 1993 — March 30, 1994 |
| Vehicles affected | 9,995 units |
Filing in context
This is the only filing in the archive that cites the Heat Damage Prevention System as the affected component. This filing is one of 4 Mitsubishi notifications from 1994 in this archive. For scale, 1,614 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 9 months.
Defect
On fuel-powered vehicles, the wiring of the temperature sensor circuit for the warning lamp—which is designed to alert the driver when the emissions catalyst reaches an abnormally high temperature—is incorrectly routed. As a result, the warning lamp does not illuminate even when the catalyst temperature rises to an abnormal level.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, reroute the temperature sensor circuit wiring correctly.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 5 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| E-V23C | PAJERO | V23-0100001 — V23-0100433 |
| E-V23W | PAJERO | V23-4100001 — V23-4101850 |
| E-V25W | PAJERO | V25-4000004 — V25-4002802 |
| E-V43W | PAJERO | V43-4100001 — V43-4102042 |
| E-V45W | PAJERO | V45-4000003 — V45-4002896 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
ガソリンエンジンの排出ガス発散防止装置の触媒の温度が高くなった場合に、運転者に 異常を知らせるため点灯する警報灯の温度センサ回路の配線が誤っているため、当該触媒 の温度が異常に高くなっても警報灯が点灯しない。
改善措置
全車両、当該温度センサ回路の配線を入れ換える。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000029
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