In December 2005, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (safety lighting), covering the Dignity. The filing affects 54 vehicles manufactured between December 16, 1999 and May 15, 2001.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1115840 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 16, 2005 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Other (safety lighting) |
| Production period | December 16, 1999 — May 15, 2001 |
| Vehicles affected | 54 units |
Filing in context
The Other (safety lighting) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 20 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 140 Mitsubishi notifications from 2005 in this archive. For scale, 4,121 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 1 year and 4 months.
Defect
The control circuit shared by the parking lamps, turn signals, and hazard warning lamps is improperly designed. When the turn signals or hazard warning lamps are activated while the parking lamps are on, the parking lamps begin to flash. This condition does not satisfy the Safety Standards for parking lamps.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the affected control circuit with the corrected circuit.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GH-S43A | DIGNITY | S43A-0000101 — S43A-0000148 |
| TA-S43A | DIGNITY | S43A-0100101 — S43A-5100106 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
Show the original Japanese filing text
状況
車幅灯と方向指示器及び非常点滅表示灯を兼用する灯火の制御用回路が不適切なため、車幅灯を点灯中に方向指示器又は非常点滅表示灯を作動させると、車幅灯が点滅状態となる。そのため、車幅灯に係わる保安基準を満足していない。
改善措置
全車両、当該制御用回路を対策回路に変更する。
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=3001289
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