NHTSA Campaign 05V409000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Issued by MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Sep 15, 2005 · 2,901 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH CONTROLS THE FLUID PRESSURE TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES, MAY ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO BYPASS INTERNALLY DURING STOPPING.

Consequence

THIS MAY RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 2005 2,901
MITSUBISHI GALANT 2005 2,901

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V409000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.