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Mitsubishi Mirage 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-14-11-002 · NHTSA communication 10055251 · issued Feb 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mitsubishi: some vehicles may have improper meshing of the starter gear and ring gear due to incorrect backlash. This can cause a noise when the engine is being started. *js

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.