NHTSA Recall # | 112735 |
NHTSA Compaign # | 15V594000 |
MFG Compaign # | SR-15-011 |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Supplier | MITSUBISHI |
Brand | MITSUBISHI |
Model | MIRAGE |
Model Year | 2014 |
Component | AIR BAGS |
Date of notification | 05/11/15 |
Begin date of manufacuring | 27/07/13 |
End date of manufacturing | 20/11/13 |
Type of recall | V |
Recall initiator | MFR |
Report received | 23/09/15 |
Report created | 23/09/15 |
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FMV safety standard number | |
Estimated number of affected units | 13558 |
Defect summary | Mitsubishi motors north america, inc. (mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2014 mitsubishi mirage vehicles manufactured july 27, 2013, to november 20, 2013, and 2012 mitsubishi i-miev vehicles manufactured october 28, 2011, to september 7, 2012. Due to an increased resistance in the impact sensor for the air bag system, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal, side and/or curtain air bags when the srs warning is illuminated, the frontal air bag may have a delayed deployment and/or the side and curtian air bag may not deploy at all. |
Consequence summary | In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not deploy or deploys late, increases the risk of occupant injury. |
Corrective action | Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected impact sensors, free of charge. The recall began on november 5, 2015. Owners may contact mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is sr-15-011. |
Recall notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153). |