No injuries or deaths reported and there is no risk of fire http://www.cnbc.com/id/100404165 [image] Mitsubishi Recalls 14,700 Electric Cars Over Brakes 24 Jan 2013
[image / Getty Images http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2011/08/23/42946811-mitsubishi_imiev_200.240x160.jpg?v=1307945588 Mitsubishi's electric vehicle i-miev have been used in the wrecked cities in northeastern Japan not because of any special ability to claw their way over mountains of debris, but because they were able to “refuel” at common electrical outlets ] Mitsubishi Motors said it would recall about 14,700 electric vehicles globally due to a brake problem unique to the electric-powered cars in one of the biggest callbacks involving the new generation of eco-friendly cars. Mitsubishi Motors said that in Japan it would recall nearly 3,400 i-MiEV electric vehicles, as well as more than 2,400 MINICAB-MiEV vehicles. Overseas, mostly in Europe, it said it was recalling about 8,900 i-MiEV vehicles. Some of those are sold as PSA Peugeot Citroen's iOn and C-Zero, though Mitsubishi declined to say how many. The EV recall by Mitsubishi is small compared to conventional vehicle recalls that have numbered in the millions, though it accounts for nearly half of its overall i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV production ... "The cause of the problem is identified and there were no accidents. But the problematic part is the brake, an important part for safety, and that means Mitsubishi Motors' quality check procedure is too weak." The recalled vehicles may carry an improperly shaped or damaged electric pump, which sends air to the brake booster, the Japanese automaker said. The brake booster multiplies the forces applied from the foot and makes braking easier. A problematic pump may cause the vehicle to run a longer distance when braking before it comes to a halt, a spokesman said. No injuries or deaths have been reported and there is no risk of fire, he added. He declined to comment on the cost of the recall. The problematic part will be exchanged and the process will take about half an hour, according to the spokesman, who declined to be named. The pump is not used in conventional cars, as the engine sends air to the brake booster ... Mitsubishi Motors has sold or exported a total of around 27,200 i-MiEVs since it first went on sale in July 2009. The recall comes a month after Mitsubishi Motor was inspected by Japan's Transport Ministry, which said the automaker inappropriately reported about recalls involving minicars. Mitsubishi Motors has been mired in a string of recall scandals including in 2000, when an insider's tip revealed the automaker had been hiding customer complaints illegally for over two decades. [© 2013 CNBC All Rights Reserved] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Plugins: Do Canucks lead or lag their U.S. cousins? EVLN: Drug dealer nabbed on e-bike & jailed EVLN: NHTSA sez EVs are safe, no greater risk of fire than ice EVLN: An EV As My Only Car ... EVLN: Tesla-S Performance Dyno Tested (video) + EVLN: Nissan CEO: An Electric Car Revolution is Happening (video) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-iMiev-Brake-Booster-Pump-Recall-5-hour-dealership-swap-out-tp4660844.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
