- Vehicles
- 100,082
- Built between
- Sep 2006 – Mar 2013
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 July 2017
- Repaired
- 35%
- Unrepaired
- 55,238
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2006 and March 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2013 Mitsubishi OutlanderBuilt September 2006 to March 2013
Repair progress
55,238 of 100,082 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.
35% repaired — 35,221 of 100,082 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 7,418
- Scrapped or exported
- 2,205
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. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2007-2013 Outlander vehicles. In the affected vehicles, water may drop between the hood and the windshield and leak into the wiper motor breathing hole. The water may cause internal corrosion of the windshield wiper motor and the possible failure of the motor.
What could happen
Failure of the wiper motor can cause a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper motor, free of charge. The recall began July 28, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2006 to March 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 July 2017
- Owners notified28 July 2017
- Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 35% 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 July 2017.
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 MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-003.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SR-17-003
- 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.