Vehicle recall 98V059000 · March 17, 1998
1998 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage
Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have a poorly manufactured vacuum check valve located in the vacuum hose between the intake manifold and brake vacuum booster.
- Consequence
- When the brake pedal is depressed, the vacuum booster check valve can stick to the valve body, causing in a reduction or loss of vacuum boost resulting in decrease in brake efficiency.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the brake vacuum hose on these vehicles.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 28, 1998. 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 carribean at 1-787-251-8715.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V059000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 17, 1998
- Filed by
- MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
- Owner notification
- October 28, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,303
- 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 Caribbean Mirage (1998): 1998
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