NHTSA Campaign 14V564000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 14V564000 covers 3 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 14V564000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V564000, NHTSA lists up to 37,145 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 15, 2006 and August 22, 2009.
The 14V564000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V564000 were scheduled from October 15, 2014, 33 days after the report.
14V564000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 14V564000 covers have filed at least 22 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V564000 vehicles, the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander has the most (9).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V564000 ranks 33 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V564000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 1 other recall on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- Brake lights that are inoperative would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported September 12, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V564000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V564000, 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: September 12, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted