Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V031000

Service brakes

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-01-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V031000

Service brakes

Component
Service brakes
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
1,402
Reported to NHTSA
2013-01-25
Owners notified
2013-02-28

Defect description

Mitsubishi Motors North America is recalling certain model year 2012 i-MiEV electric vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011, through September 7, 2012. The brake system vacuum pump may fail, causing the vacuum pump to be inoperable.

Safety risk

If the vaccum pump system fails, it will reduce available brake power which would result in lengthened stopping distances, which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected vacuum pumps free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2013. Owners may contact Mitsubishi at 1-888-648-7820.

Notes

Mitsubisihi's campaign recall number is SR-13-001. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Mitsubishi I-Miev2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.