Vehicle recall 97V179000 · October 14, 1997
1998 Mitsubishi Mirage
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have a poorly manufactured vacuum check valve in the vacuum hose between the intake manifold and the brake vacuum booster. When the brake pedal is depressed, the vacuum booster check valve can stick to the valve body.
- Consequence
- This condition would result in reduction or loss of vacuum boost, reducing brake efficiency.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the brake vacuum hose.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin November 12, 1997.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 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V179000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 14, 1997
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Owner notification
- November 12, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 31
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mitsubishi Mirage (1998): 1998
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