NHTSA Recall # | 133629 |
NHTSA Compaign # | 18V621000 |
MFG Compaign # | SR-18-008 |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Supplier | MITSUBISHI |
Brand | MITSUBISHI |
Model | OUTLANDER PHEV |
Model Year | 2018 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
Date of notification | 16/10/18 |
Begin date of manufacuring | 13/11/17 |
End date of manufacturing | 09/04/18 |
Type of recall | V |
Recall initiator | MFR |
Report received | 14/09/18 |
Report created | 18/09/18 |
Regulation part number | |
FMV safety standard number | |
Estimated number of affected units | 58916 |
Defect summary | Mitsubishi motors north america, inc. (mmna) is recalling certain 2018 mitsubishi outlander sport vehicles equipped with a forward collision mitigation (fcm) system and 2018 mitsubishi outlander phev and eclipse cross vehicles and 2017-2018 outlander vehicles equipped with an adaptive cruise control (acc) system and/or an electric parking brake (epb) system. The software for the hydraulic unit electronic control unit (ecu) may be incorrect, possibly preventing the intervention of a safety system such as automatic emergency braking, anti-lock braking (abs), electronic stability control (esc), or the brake auto hold (bah) function when any of these systems are in use. |
Consequence summary | If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash. |
Corrective action | Mmna will notify owners, and dealers will update the hydraulic unit-ecu software, free of charge. The recall began october 16, 2018. Owners may contact mmna customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mmna's number for this recall is sr-18-008. |
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). |