NHTSA Campaign 16V334000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V334000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 16V334000 with NHTSA on May 23, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V334000, NHTSA lists up to 38,628 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 29, 2005 and June 19, 2007.
The 16V334000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V334000 were scheduled from July 19, 2016, 57 days after the report.
16V334000 covers 2 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 16V334000 covers have filed at least 17 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V334000 vehicles, the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer has the most (16).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V334000 ranks 32 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V334000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V334000 was 15V594000, reported on September 23, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Lancer and Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured June 29, 2005, to June 19, 2007, equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 19, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-002.
Reported May 23, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V334000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V334000, 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: May 23, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted