Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V403000

Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-07-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V403000

Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly

Component
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
177,000
Reported to NHTSA
2020-07-13
Owners notified
2020-09-01

Defect description

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Outlander and 2018-2019 Outlander PHEV vehicles. The second-row center seat belt buckle may interfere with the right-side seat belt buckle when the seat backs are folded down. The interference may cause the right-side seat belt buckle cover to come off, making the buckle latch inoperable and unable to restrain an occupant.

Safety risk

An unrestrained occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the second-row center seat belt buckle cover, install a new warning label to the second-row seat support base, and provide a new warning label insert for the owner's manual, free of charge. The recall began September 1, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-20-004.

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

8 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Mitsubishi Outlander2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Mitsubishi Outlander Phev2019 2018

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.