Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 23, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 194,674. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander | 58 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander | 60 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander | 46 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander | 125 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer | 37 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer | 80 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Wagon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander | 52 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer | 199 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution | 98 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander | 116 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer | 148 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
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 16V458000.
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