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Home » Automotive » Australia Recalls Mitsubishi SUVs for Brake Issue
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Australia Recalls Mitsubishi SUVs for Brake Issue

Mike GeylinBy Mike GeylinJanuary 26, 2021Updated:January 25, 2021No Comments1 Min Read
Product Safety Australia has initiated a recall of 2016 Mitsubishi Outlanders and 2015 ASX SUVs
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PERTH – Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd. will recall 8.847 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander and 2015 Mitsubishi ASX sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to repair a potentially compromised parking brake system, an issue which had resulted in a similar action last month in the United States.

The problem: due to improper manufacture, the rust-prevention coating on the rear brake-operating shaft could peel off during assembly which might allow water to penetrate the rear brake caliper boot and cause the brake-operating shaft to rust.

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Mitsubishi Recalls Vehicles Due to Parking-Brake Issue

The negative impact of this occurrence could be failure of the parking brake to operate properly which could lead to a vehicle “rollaway and increase a risk of crash.”

Product Safety Australia, the government agency responsible for recalls, said about this condition, “This may increase the risk of an accident, which may result in an injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users and bystanders.”

Repairing the problem includes replacing the brake caliper assembly.

Mitsubishi will notify owners by mail as to when they can take their SUVs to their dealers for inspection and repair.

Mike Geylin
Mike Geylin
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Mike Geylin is the Senior Editor for The BRAKE Report. Geylin has been in automotive communications for five decades working in all aspects of the industry from OEM to supplier to motorsports as well as reporting for both newspapers and magazines on the industry.

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