Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 12, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 37,145. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Outlander vehicles manufactured December 15, 2006, to October 31, 2007, and April 16, 2008, to August 22, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may malfunction causing the brake lights to not illuminate during brake application.
The risk
Brake lights that are inoperative would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch with a new one, free of charge. The recall began in mid-October 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-14-010. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 08V-680 and does not include any vehicles that were previously recalled.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander | 46 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander | 125 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V564000.
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