NHTSA Campaign 05V247000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 05V247000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V247000 with NHTSA on June 2, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V247000, NHTSA lists up to 1,151 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 30, 2005 and May 23, 2005.
Owner notification letters for 05V247000 were scheduled from June 1, 2005.
05V247000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 05V247000 covers have filed at least 16 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V247000 ranks 25 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V247000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- THE BOOSTER BODY COULD SEPARATE DUE TO IMPROPER CRIMP JOINTS, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON MAY 24, 2005, TO STOP DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Reported June 2, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V247000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V247000, 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: June 2, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted