Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.: Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Buckle Assembly
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 13, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 177,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Outlander and 2018-2019 Outlander PHEV vehicles. The second-row center seat belt buckle may interfere with the right-side seat belt buckle when the seat backs are folded down. The interference may cause the right-side seat belt buckle cover to come off, making the buckle latch inoperable and unable to restrain an occupant.
The risk
An unrestrained occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the second-row center seat belt buckle cover, install a new warning label to the second-row seat support base, and provide a new warning label insert for the owner's manual, free of charge. The recall began September 1, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-20-004.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander | 57 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander | 51 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander | 145 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander | 53 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander | 45 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
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 20V403000.
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