NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander Recalls
The 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 18, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 58
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 20V279000
- Reported
- May 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2013 Outlander, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 18V069000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,053
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2012 Outlander, 2 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 18V071000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,641
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Outlander, 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 17V461000
- Reported
- July 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,082
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 Outlander
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 16V791000
- Reported
- October 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,082
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 Outlander
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 16V458000
- Reported
- June 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007, 2009–2013 Outlander, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 14V562000
- Reported
- September 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,923
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Outlander, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 14V564000
- Reported
- September 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37,145
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Outlander
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 14V366000
- Reported
- June 25, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 203
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 Outlander
Service brakes, air: supply: check valve
- Campaign
- 09V077000
- Reported
- March 10, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,711
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Outlander, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 08V680000
- Reported
- December 19, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Outlander
Seats
- Campaign
- 08V094000
- Reported
- February 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Outlander
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 58 owner complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander, the newest on May 28, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander, the component group named most often is the suspension (17%), followed by the power train (16%) and the exterior lighting (14%).
1 of the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander's 12 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 99,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension10
- Power Train9
- Exterior Lighting8
- Electrical System7
- Visibility/Wiper7
- Engine5
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 12. 17% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the three best-measured Mitsubishi Outlander years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 58 complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Outlander by model year
Other 2008 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: May 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted