2016 Mitsubishi OUTLANDER Parking Brake Recall

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2016 Mitsubishi OUTLANDER Parking Brake Recall

 NHTSA Recall #155571
NHTSA Compaign #20V741000
MFG Compaign #SR-20-005
 ManufacturerMitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
 SupplierMITSUBISHI
 BrandMITSUBISHI
 ModelOUTLANDER
 Model Year2016
 ComponentPARKING BRAKE
 Date of notification28/03/23
 Begin date of manufacuring28/03/23
 End date of manufacturing28/03/23
Type of recallV
Recall initiatorMFR
 Report received30/11/20
 Report created01/12/20
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units21758
 Defect summaryMitsubishi motors north america, inc. (mmna) is recalling certain 2016 outlander and outlander sport vehicles. The rust prevention coating on the rear brake operating shafts could have been peeled off during the assembly process. As a result, water entering the rear brake caliper boot may cause the parking brake operating shafts to corrode and possibly bind.
 Consequence summaryIf the parking brake operating shafts bind, the parking brakes may not engage or disengage fully. If the parking brakes do not engage properly, the vehicle could rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
 Corrective actionMmna will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear brake caliper assemblies, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk with an interim letter mailed january 25, 2021. A second letter will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact mmna customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mmna's number for this recall is sr-20-005.
 Recall notesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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