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Mitsubishi on certain sport utility vehicles, the material used to manufacture the front disc brake calipers may be brittle due to improper metallurgy.

NHTSA campaign 06V-068 · Reported September 3, 2006 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mitsubishi Endeavor
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the disc caliper. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THE FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPERS MAY BE BRITTLE DUE TO IMPROPER METALLURGY.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS COULD CAUSE FRACTURE OF THE BRAKE CALIPER AND SUBSEQUENT UNEXPECTED PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING FORCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 06V-068.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2005Mitsubishi Endeavor

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

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