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NHTSA recall 15V337000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

June 2, 2015report date
74,836units affected
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What's wrong: Mitsubishi motors north america, Inc. (mmna) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 20, 2005, to February 13, 2009, and 2007-2009 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured December 23, 2005, to February 13, 2009. Due to corrosion inside the antil-lock brake system (ABS) unit, one or more of the internal valves may seize. In a braking event that uses the ABS, a seized valve would…

Why it matters: A sudden reduction of braking performance may increase the risk of a crash.

The fix: Mmna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, flush and clean the ABS hydraulic unit using high grade brake fluid, free of charge. If the inspection shows that the valves may seize, the ABS unit will be replaced. The recall began on July 21, 2015.

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All model years NHTSA lists

2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V337000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.