NHTSA Campaign 15V233000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 15V233000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 15V233000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V233000, NHTSA lists up to 76,958 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 17, 2009 and December 1, 2010.
The 15V233000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V233000 were scheduled from June 15, 2015, 56 days after the report.
15V233000 covers 4 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2009–2011.
Owners of the model years 15V233000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V233000 vehicles, the 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V233000 ranks 19 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V233000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 6 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 15V233000 was 13V255000, reported on June 20, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Lancer vehicles manufactured March 16, 2009, to March 30, 2011, 2010-2011 Lancer Sportback vehicles manufactured June 17, 2009, to December 1, 2010, 2010-2011 Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured July 14, 2009, to January 7, 2011, 2009-2011 Outlander vehicles manufactured February 10, 2009, to June 22, 2011, and 2011 Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured August 26, 2010, to November 19, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the blower motor may fail.
- The risk
- Failure of the blower motor may reduce the performance of the windshield defroster, diminishing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace a suspect blower motor, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-15-003.
Reported April 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V233000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V233000, 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: April 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted