Mitsubishi 2016-07-28 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-16V563000
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Recall
Issued July 28, 2016 · Mitsubishi
In July 2016, Mitsubishi recalled the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Mitsubishi to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.
Recall details
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- July 28, 2016
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-16V563000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Mitsubishi has 19 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 99th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2016.