Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.: Air Bags
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 30, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 83,555. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor error thereby disabling the air bags from deploying in a crash.
The risk
Air bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SRS-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-006.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage | 39 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage | 44 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
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 17V686000.
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