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Passenger cars (Mitsubishi and others, eK and other models) - Repair
Official notice
1 Feb 2018
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Mitsubishi and others, eK and other models) - Repair. Engine defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Engine. ■ Condition and cause of the structure, system or performance deemed noncompliant with standards: Due to inadequate verification when production equipment was changed, 2 steel balls intended to plug a machined hole in an oil passage in the engine cylinder head were mistakenly press-fitted into some units, blocking the oil passage. As a result, insufficient oil supply may cause the camshaft journal to seize. Published 2018-02-01.
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(Recall) 4192
Recall number
4192
Official notice
2018-02-01
The hazard
The hazard
Engine defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Engine. ■ Condition and cause of the structure, system or performance deemed noncompliant with standards: Due to inadequate verification when production equipment was changed, 2 steel balls intended to plug a machined hole in an oil passage in the engine cylinder head were mistakenly press-fitted into some units, blocking the oil passage. As a result, insufficient oil supply may cause the camshaft journal to seize.
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Brand: Mitsubishi. Contact: 三菱自動車工業株式会社.
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