Injuries

Passenger cars - Brake booster check valve

MITSUBISHI
Case number
0631/09
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Outlander, Lancer
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇷 Greece
Country of origin
🇯🇵 Japan
Published
2009-05-15

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to a brake booster check valve failure, the first time the brake pedal is pressed after parking the vehicle for several hours, the operating force has to be increased (no brake assistance). Initially, it is difficult to press down the brake pedal while driving slowly (e.g. manoeuvring the vehicle), but the brake pedal then returns to normal.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The recall concerns models CW5W, CX3A, CX4A, CY2A, CY3A, CY4A. (A/T, SST, CVT) produced before December 2008. Note: due to different brake booster characteristics, no vehicles with manual transmission are involved.