Vehicle recall 98V045003 · May 14, 1998
Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse and Spyder
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles located in the caribbean.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles located in the caribbean. The dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.
- Consequence
- The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 4, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mitsubishi of caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V045003
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 14, 1998
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
- Owner notification
- September 4, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 100
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mitsubishi Caribbean Eclipse (1998): 1998
- Mitsubishi Caribbean Spyder (1998): 1998
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