Vehicle recall 05V247000 · June 2, 2005
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Certain passenger vehicles may have been fitted with a defective brake booster assembly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain passenger vehicles may have been fitted with a defective brake booster assembly.
- Consequence
- The booster body could separate due to improper crimp joints, resulting in a total loss of brake system performance, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and repair the brake booster assembly free of charge. Owners were notified by telephone on may 24, 2005, to stop driving their vehicles and arrangements were made for a loaner vehicle. Owners may contact Mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V247000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 2, 2005
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Owner notification
- June 1, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,151
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mitsubishi Eclipse (2006): 2006
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