NHTSA Campaign 01V027000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 01V027000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed the report for 01V027000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V027000, NHTSA lists up to 19,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1998 and January 22, 2001.
Owner notification letters for 01V027000 were scheduled from February 15, 2001, 10 days after the report.
01V027000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V027000 covers have filed at least 29 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V027000 vehicles, the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V027000 ranks 9 of 18 MITSUBISHI AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 01V027000, MITSUBISHI AMERICA has 1 other recall on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES." THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH NONCOMPLIANT BRAKE VACUUM HOSES.
- The risk
- THESE HOSES COULD BURST CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE, INCREASING THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VACUUM HOSE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 15, 2001. 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 AT 1-800-222-0037.
Reported February 5, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V027000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V027000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 5, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted