- Vehicles
- 76,958
- Built between
- Feb 2009 – Jun 2011
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 June 2015
- Repaired
- 55%
- Unrepaired
- 30,348
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2009 and June 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2011 Mitsubishi LancerBuilt March 2009 to March 2011
- 2010-2011 Mitsubishi Lancer EvolutionBuilt July 2009 to January 2011
- 2010-2011 Mitsubishi Lancer SportbackBuilt June 2009 to December 2010
- 2009-2011 Mitsubishi OutlanderBuilt February 2009 to June 2011
- 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander SportBuilt August 2010 to November 2010
Repair progress
30,348 of 76,958 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
55% repaired — 42,706 of 76,958 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 2,748
- Scrapped or exported
- 1,156
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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 Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured August 26, 2010, to November 19, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the blower motor may fail.
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace a suspect blower motor, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2009 to June 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 April 2015
- Owners notified15 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 55% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 April 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-15-003.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SR-15-003
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.