- Vehicles
- 132,552
- Built between
- Oct 2014 – Aug 2016
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 October 2017
- Repaired
- 71%
- Unrepaired
- 32,132
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2014 and August 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2016 Mitsubishi LancerBuilt December 2014 to March 2016
- 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer EvolutionBuilt December 2014 to December 2015
- 2015-2017 Mitsubishi OutlanderBuilt December 2014 to August 2016
- 2015-2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SportBuilt October 2014 to July 2016
Repair progress
32,132 of 132,552 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2019.
71% repaired — 93,507 of 132,552 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 5,489
- Scrapped or exported
- 1,424
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 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles. These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating.
What could happen
If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2014 to August 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 September 2017
- Owners notified24 October 2017
- Latest repair reportQ1 2019 — 71% 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 29 September 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-17-005.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SR-17-005
- 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.