NHTSA Campaign 05V069000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 05V069000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V069000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V069000, NHTSA lists up to 65,436 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 11, 2004 and January 7, 2005.
The 05V069000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V069000 were scheduled from February 24, 2005.
05V069000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2004–2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V069000 ranks 5 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL CABLE LOCK NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION. THE LOCK NUT MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLOPE, THUS RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND TIGHTEN THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE LOCK NUT, IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN FEBRUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-05-001.
Reported March 2, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V069000 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V069000, 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: March 2, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted