NHTSA Campaign 06V068000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

Issued by MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Mar 9, 2006 · 4,359 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPERS MAY BE BRITTLE DUE TO IMPROPER METALLURGY.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE FRACTURE OF THE BRAKE CALIPER AND SUBSEQUENT UNEXPECTED PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING FORCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR 2005 4,359

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V068000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.