NHTSA Campaign 09V077000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
NHTSA campaign 09V077000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: supply: check valve. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V077000 with NHTSA on March 10, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V077000, NHTSA lists up to 39,711 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 23, 2007 and January 20, 2009.
The 09V077000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V077000 were scheduled from May 4, 2009, 55 days after the report.
09V077000 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V077000 ranks 8 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 39,711 MY 2008-2009 OUTLANDER AND LACER VEHICLES. INCORRECT MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE MAY CAUSE THE CHECK VALVE TO STICK CLOSED WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED AND PUT INTO MOTION, UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS (VERY SLOW VEHICLE MANEUVERS), THERE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT INITIAL BRAKING ASSIST.
- The risk
- THIS MAY TEMPORARILY INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-09-002.
Reported March 10, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V077000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V077000, 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 10, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted