NHTSA Campaign 05V299000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 05V299000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V299000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V299000, NHTSA lists up to 3,760 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 30, 2005 and June 10, 2005.
The 05V299000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V299000 were scheduled from June 28, 2005, 1 day after the report.
05V299000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 05V299000 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, 05V299000 ranks 17 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V299000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 05V299000 was 05V247000, reported on June 2, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ONE OF FOUR SEALS INSIDE THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY UNEXPECTEDLY BY-PASS HYDRAULIC BRAKING FORCE PRESSURE AND ALLOW A LONGER THAN NORMAL PEDAL STROKE.
- The risk
- SHOULD THIS CONDITION OCCUR, THE BRAKING DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE MAY INCREASE AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-05-003.
Reported June 27, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V299000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V299000, 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 27, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted