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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

REAR FOLDING SEAT DISENGAGEMENT

Action number
PE98042
Opened
Jul 31, 1998
Closed
Sep 3, 1998
Outcome
Recall 98V205000

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 98V205000.

Campaign 98V205000 predates our recall archive — check NHTSA.gov for details.

What NHTSA is examining

A police report received by odi alleged that disengagement of the right rear folding seat during a single vehicle rollover incident permitted its occupant to be ejected

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.