Mitsubishi Aero Star and 1 more model Recall 1112380 — Engine (General)

In September 2004, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Engine (General), covering the Aero Star and 1 more model. The filing affects 28,651 vehicles manufactured between January 29, 2000 and August 27, 2004.

Overview

Filing in context

The Engine (General) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 48 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 150 Mitsubishi notifications from 2004 in this archive. For scale, 1,036 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 4 years and 6 months.

Defect

The vibration-damping rubber in the engine rear mount has insufficient strength. Repeated rotational oscillation of the engine during acceleration causes cracks to develop in the rubber, which may progress to a complete fracture. Continued operation in this condition can then damage the engine front mount as well. In the worst case, the powertrain-side support for the transmission shift force transfer mechanism may separate, making gear shifting impossible.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the engine rear mount with the corrected part and replace the engine front mount with a new unit. Because full supply of corrected and new parts requires time, as an interim measure, inspect the engine mounts and replace any showing damage with the corrected or new parts immediately. Vehicles with no damage will have their mounts replaced with corrected parts at a later date.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 96 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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=3000903

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