NHTSA Record Id: 13264 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI |
Recalled Component Id: 000008390000077330000000068 |
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Model Name: MIRAGE |
Model Year: 1998 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V179000 |
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Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 18 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 28 1997 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 31 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 12 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Oct, 14 1997 |
Record Creation date : Oct, 21 1997 |
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Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles may have a poorly manufactured vacuum check valve in the vacuum hose between the intake manifold and the brake vacuum booster. when the brake pedal is depressed, the vacuum booster check valve can stick to the valve body. |
Consequence Summary: This condition would result in reduction or loss of vacuum boost, reducing brake efficiency. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the brake vacuum hose. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin november 12, 1997.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 1-800-424-9393. |
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