2000 Mitsubishi Diamante recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The head of the screw that holds the retaining clip for the parking brake shoe CAN become brittle and break off.
💥 The risk
If the screw head breaks off, the parking brake shoe retainer clip CAN become dislodged and could result in the parking brake dragging and/or failure of the parking brake to properly hold. Seizure of the parking brake shoe, especially on wet or snow covered roads, could result in lockup of one of the rear wheels.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the retaining clip screw and in the process inspect the rear brake system of any possible related damage. Any related damage that may be found will also be repaired.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V132000
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 9,250
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-0037
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 30, 2000
- Built
- Mar 1, 1999 – May 11, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began june 30, 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 at 1-800-222-0037. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).