Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V564000

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-09-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V564000

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Component
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
37,145
Reported to NHTSA
2014-09-12
Owners notified
2014-10-15

Defect description

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Outlander vehicles manufactured December 15, 2006, to October 31, 2007, and April 16, 2008, to August 22, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may malfunction causing the brake lights to not illuminate during brake application.

Safety risk

Brake lights that are inoperative would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch with a new one, free of charge. The recall began in mid-October 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-14-010. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 08V-680 and does not include any vehicles that were previously recalled.

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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Mitsubishi Outlander2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.