| NHTSA Record Id: 11268 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008802000077455000000073 |
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| Model Name: MONTERO |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V220000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 17 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 18 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 61800 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 23 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 09 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 15 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the front brake lines can develop pin holes due to chaffing against the edge of the pass-through hole in the inner fender. |
Consequence Summary: Brake fluid can leak resulting in deteriorated braking performance and illumination of the brake indicator lamp. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the front brake lines for signs of wear and routing. if the lines are not correctly centered in the pass-through hole, the lines will be repositioned by bending slightly to correct. if there is evidence of brake line wear, the brake line will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 23, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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