# NHTSA recall 05V247000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V247000
- Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2005\-06\-02
- Owners notified: 2005\-06\-01
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Units potentially affected: 1151

## What is wrong

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER  ASSEMBLY.


## What can happen

THE BOOSTER BODY COULD SEPARATE DUE TO IMPROPER CRIMP JOINTS, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE.  OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON MAY 24, 2005, TO STOP DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR A LOANER VEHICLE.  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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE](/makes/mitsubishi/eclipse/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-03\-30 to 2005\-05\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TT192](/bulletins/10170087.md), 2020-01-24, Service bulletin
- [TT191](/bulletins/10170086.md), 2020-01-24, Service bulletin
- [116](/bulletins/10015645.md), 2005-08-03, Service bulletin
- [116](/bulletins/10015630.md), 2005-08-02, Service bulletin
- [116](/bulletins/10015629.md), 2005-08-02, Service bulletin
- [116](/bulletins/10015628.md), 2005-08-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V247000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V247000)

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