Recalls › 98V059000

NHTSA recall 98V059000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage

Reported Mar 17, 19981,303 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI CARIBBEANBuilt Jun 18, 1997 – Aug 28, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. some of these vehicles have a poorly manufactured vacuum check valve located in the vacuum hose between the intake manifold and brake vacuum booster.

The risk

When the brake pedal IS depressed, the vacuum booster check valve can stick to the valve body, causing in a reduction or loss of vacuum boost resulting in decrease in brake efficiency.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the brake vacuum hose on these vehicles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage
1998

Notes

Owner notification began october 28, 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 carribean at 1-787-251-8715.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).