NHTSA campaign 05V409000
Mitsubishi Recall 05V-409: BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 05V409000 was reported by MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on September 15, 2005, with 2,901 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Endeavor and Mitsubishi Galant for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on October 3, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V409000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V409000 (also written 05V-409 or 05V409)
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,901 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V409000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Endeavor
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 25, 2005 – July 13, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Mitsubishi Galant
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 25, 2005 – August 10, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V409000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V409000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.