Mitsubishi Eclipse. Manual — part 718

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

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INSPECTION SERVICE POINTS FOR A BLOWN
FUSE

Remove the blown fuse and measure the resistance between
the load side of the blown fuse and the ground. Close the
switches of all circuits which are connected to this fuse. If the
resistance is almost 0

Ω at this time, there is a short some-

where between these switches and the load. If the resistance is
not 0

Ω, there is no short at the present time, but a momentary

short has probably caused the fuse to blow.
The main causes of a short circuit are the following.

• Harness being clamped by the vehicle body

• Damage to the outer casing of the harness due to wear or

heat

• Water getting into the connector or circuitry

• Human error (mistakenly shorting a circuit, etc.)

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

M1001000400605

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VEHICLES IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LOCATION
The vehicle identification number (VIN) is located on a plate
attached to the left top side of the instrument panel.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CODE CHART PLATE

All vehicle identification numbers contain 17 digits. The vehicle
number is a code which tells country, make, vehicle type, etc.

ACX00872 AB

BATTERY

FUSE

LOAD
SWITCH

LOAD

SHORT-
CIRCUIT
OCCURRENCE
SECTION

AC000051

NO. ITEM

CONTENT

1

Country

4: USA

2

Make

A: Mitsubishi

3

Vehicle type

3: Passenger car

4

Others

A: Driver and passenger air bags

AC305579AB

4 A 3 A C 3 4 G 1 4 E

0 0 0 0 0 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

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NOTE: *: Check digit means a single number, or letter X, used
to verify the accuracy of transcription of vehicle identification
number.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LIST

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ECLIPSE
VEHICLES FOR FEDERAL EMISSION REGULATION

5

Line

C: ECLIPSE

E: ECLIPSE SPYDER

6

Price class

3: Medium

4: High

5: Premium

7: ULTIMATE

8: Sports

7

Body

4: 3-door hatch back

5: 2-door convertible

8

Engine

G: 2.4L S-4 (4G64)

H: 3.0L S-4 (6G72)

9

Check digits*

0, 1, 2, 3, -----------9, X

10

Model year

4: 2004 year

11

Plant

E: Mitsubishi Motor North America

12

Serial number

000001 to 999999

NO. ITEM

CONTENT

VIN (EXCEPT SEQUENCE
NUMBER)

BRAND

ENGINE
DISPLACEMENT

MODEL CODE

4A3AC34G_4E

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2.4L

D52AMNJEL4M
D52AMRJEL4M

4A3AC44G_4E

D52AMNHEL4M
D52AMRHEL4M

4A3AC84H_4E

3.0L

D53AMNXEL4M
D53AMRXEL4M

4A3AC74H_4E

D53AMNPVL4M
D53AMRPVL4M

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VEHICLES FOR CANADA EMISSION REGULATION

VEHICLES FOR CALIFORNIA EMISSION REGULATION

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ECLIPSE SPYDER
VEHICLES FOR FEDERAL EMISSION REGULATION

VIN (EXCEPT SEQUENCE
NUMBER)

BRAND

ENGINE
DISPLACEMENT

MODEL CODE

4A3AC34G_4E

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2.4L

D52AMNJEL5M
D52AMRJEL5M

4A3AC44G_4E

D52AMNHEL5M
D52AMRHEL5M

4A3AC84H_4E

3.0L

D53AMNXEL5M
D53AMRXEL5M

4A3AC74H_4E

D53AMNPEL5M
D53AMRPEL5M

VIN (EXCEPT SEQUENCE
NUMBER)

BRAND

ENGINE
DISPLACEMENT

MODEL CODE

4A3AC34G_4E

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2.4L

D52AMNJEL9M
D52AMRJEL9M

4A3AC44G_4E

D52AMNHEL9M
D52AMRHEL9M

4A3AC84H_4E

3.0L

D53AMNXEL4M
D53AMRXEL4M

4A3AC74H_4E

D53AMNPVL4M
D53AMRPVL4M

VIN (EXCEPT SEQUENCE
NUMBER)

BRAND

ENGINE
DISPLACEMENT

MODEL CODE

4A3AE45G_4E

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
SPYDER

2.4L

D52ABNHEL4M
D52ABRHEL4M

4A3AE85H_4E

3.0L

D53ABNXVL4M
D53ABRXVL4M

4A3AE55H_4E

D53ABNGVL4M
D53ABRGVL4M

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VEHICLES FOR CANADA EMISSION REGULATION

VEHICLES FOR CALIFORNIA EMISSION REGULATION

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CODE PLATE

M1001005400428

The vehicle information code plate is riveted onto the cowl top
outer panel in the engine compartment.
The plate shows model code, engine model, transmission
model and body color code.

For monotone color vehicles, the body color code shall be indi-
cated.

VIN (EXCEPT SEQUENCE
NUMBER)

BRAND

ENGINE
DISPLACEMENT

MODEL CODE

4A3AE45G_4E

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
SPYDER

2.4L

D52ABNHEL5M
D52ABRHEL5M

4A3AE85H_4E

3.0L

D53ABNXEL5M
D53ABRXEL5M

4A3AE55H_4E

D53ABNGEL5M
D53ABRGEL5M

VIN (EXCEPT SEQUENCE
NUMBER)

BRAND

ENGINE
DISPLACEMENT

MODEL CODE

4A3AE45G_4E

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
SPYDER

2.4L

D52ABNHEL9M
D52ABRHEL9M

NO. ITEMS

CONTENTS

1

MODEL

D53AMRG
EL4M

D53A: Vehicle model

MRGEL4M; Model series

2

ENGINE

6G72

Engine model

3

EXT

W69A

Exterior code

4

TRANS

F4A51

F4A51:Transaxle model

5

COLOR

W69

W69: Body color code

6

TRIM

71H

71H: Interior code

7

OPT

Z31

Z31: Equipment code

AC000053

1

2

3

7

4

5

6

AB