Recall Details For: 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 16V458000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 113026
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:16V458000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: MITSUBISHI
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: OUTLANDER
- MODEL YEAR: 2008
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : SR-16-003
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20060908
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20130311
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 194674
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20160914
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): MFR
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20160623
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20160623
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Lancer, 2004 Lancer Wagon, 2003-2006 Lancer Evolution, 2003-2006 Outlander and 2007-2013 Outlander V-6 vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front cross members. Depending on the level of existing corrosion, either a sealing/anti-corrosion agent will be applied or the front cross member will be replaced with a new one that has a sealing/anti-corrosion agent applied to it. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-003.
RECALL NOTES: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000059103000358662000000040