NHTSA recall 16V458000

Suspension · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

June 23, 2016report date

194,674units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: 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,…

Why it matters: A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix: 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…

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All model years NHTSA lists

2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer, 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Wagon, 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 16V458000.

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