Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
108,046
Reported to NHTSA
2026-04-20
Owners notified
2026-06-17
Defect description
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.
Safety risk
A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
121,529
Reported to NHTSA
2025-08-07
Owners notified
2025-10-06
Defect description
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles sold and/or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.
Safety risk
A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 6, 2025. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-25-002
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.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Outlander and 2013-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles. Water may enter the rear brake calipers causing the parking brake actuator shafts to corrode and possibly bind.
Safety risk
If the parking brake actuator shaft binds, the parking brake may not engage or disengage fully. If the parking brake does not engage properly, the vehicle may move unexpectedly if it is parked on a slope, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear brake calipers and replace the parking brake boot and lever or the brake caliper body, as necessary. Dealers will also replace the piston assembly of the rear brake caliper. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 27, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-002.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles. These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating.
Safety risk
If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Power train
25
17,000 mi
Engine
13
34,000 mi
Unknown or other
6
5,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
6
300 mi
Electrical system
5
20,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
4
300 mi
Service brakes
4
21,500 mi
Wheels
4
18,995 mi
Air bags
3
20,000 mi
Electrical system: ignition
1
80,000 mi
Electrical system: starter assembly
1
140,040 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
1
60,000 mi
Exterior lighting
1
35,000 mi
Parking brake
1
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Power train: automatic transmission
1
200,000 mi
Seat belts
1
14,500 mi
Steering
1
18,995 mi
Structure: body
1
42,000 mi
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
1
128,000 mi
Tires
1
51,000 mi
Visibility/wiper
1
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The 2014 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 2016 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.