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NHTSA recall 15V233000

Visibility · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

April 20, 2015report date
76,958units affected
Vehicle recalltype
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What's wrong: Mitsubishi motors north america, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Lancer vehicles manufactured March 16, 2009, to March 30, 2011, 2010-2011 Lancer Sportback vehicles manufactured June 17, 2009, to December 1, 2010, 2010-2011 Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured July 14, 2009, to January 7, 2011, 2009-2011 Outlander vehicles manufactured February 10, 2009, to June 22, 2011, and 2011…

Why it matters: Failure of the blower motor may reduce the performance of the windshield defroster, diminishing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix: Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace a suspect blower motor, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015.

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All model years NHTSA lists

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V233000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.