NHTSA recall 19V804000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 19V804000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-19-002 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-11-08 |
| Owners notified | 2020-01-07 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM |
| Units potentially affected | 2108 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2108 |
| Reported remedied | 999 (47%) |
| Reported unreachable | 69 |
| Reported removed | 29 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2012-2017 i-MiEV vehicles. Water may penetrate the brake assist vacuum pump, causing corrosion and a failure of the brake vacuum pump.
What can happen
Without the brake vacuum pump, the driver will experience a sudden loss of braking assist, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-19-002.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2012 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | Built 2011-10-28 to 2016-06-10. |
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| 2013 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | Built 2011-10-28 to 2016-06-10. |
| 2014 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | Built 2011-10-28 to 2016-06-10. |
| 2015 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | Built 2011-10-28 to 2016-06-10. |
| 2016 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | Built 2011-10-28 to 2016-06-10. |
| 2017 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | Built 2011-10-28 to 2016-06-10. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as RQ19002
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ19002 | Recall query, opened 2019-05-10, closed 2019-12-12. Brake Vacuum Pump Failure. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM; SERVICE BRAKES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 35-IM-01-13 | 2020-03-18. Service bulletin. This is a Parts Bulletin sent to dealers to inform them that i-MiEV dealers will automatically receive an initial quantity of parts to complete the recall of in-stock dealer units. |
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| 35-IM-01-13 | 2020-03-04. Service bulletin. Certain brake vacuum pumps equipped on 2012 i-MiEV vehicles built between December 2, 2011 - September 7, 2012 may become inoperable due to failure of an internal component. If the vacuum pump becomes inoperable, the brake warning light will illuminate and the brake warning buzzer will alert the vehicle operator. Vacuum pump inoperability will result in reduced brake power assist, which may increase stopping distances and could lead to greater risk of crash. Please reference Safety Recall Bulletin SR-13-001 for remediation. |
| TT201 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT196 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT192 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT191 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.