Mitsubishi Caribbean Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Mitsubishi Caribbean is recalling about 215 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. This could result in impaired braking ability and a possible crash.

Campaign
00V226002
Manufacturer
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
Reported
21 October 2000
Vehicles
215
Built between
Feb 1994 – Feb 1994
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 November 2000
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1994 and February 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992-1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean MonteroBuilt February 1994 to February 1994

What the defect is

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front lower brake hoses can develop a crack, causing a loss of brake fluid.

What could happen

This could result in impaired braking ability and a possible crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER BRAKE HOSES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1994 to February 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 October 2000
  3. Owners notified16 November 2000

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 October 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification began november 16, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-800-981-0452. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand