NHTSA Campaign 08V680000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 08V680000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V680000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V680000, NHTSA lists up to 21,493 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2007 and April 15, 2008.
The 08V680000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V680000 were scheduled from February 24, 2009, 67 days after the report.
08V680000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V680000 covers have filed at least 17 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V680000 vehicles, the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander has the most (9).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V680000 ranks 10 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V680000, MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 21,493 MY 2007-2008 OUTLANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LED TYPE STOP LAMPS AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE THE STOP LAMPS TO NOT ILLUMINATE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION.
- The risk
- THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WILL NOT PROVIDE WARNING TO FOLLOWING TRAFFIC AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
- Notes
- MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-09-001.
Reported December 19, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V680000 (2)
Mitsubishi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V680000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 19, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted