The defect
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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Diamante | 1999, 2000 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Diamante | 1999 | 23 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Diamante | 2000 | 51 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2000
6 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the parking brake; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 00V349000 30 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V326000 17 Oct 2000 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 00V002003 15 Mar 2000 | KALMAR INDUSTRIES USA, INC. |
| 00V002002 24 Feb 2000 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 00V002001 3 Jan 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000