# NHTSA recall 05V409000

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: 05V409000
- Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2005\-09\-15
- Owners notified: 2005\-10\-03
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- Units potentially affected: 2901

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

THIS MAY RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.


## The 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR](/makes/mitsubishi/endeavor/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-05\-25 to 2005\-07\-13.
- [2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT](/makes/mitsubishi/galant/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-05\-25 to 2005\-08\-10.

## 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)

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