NHTSA Campaign 16V458000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 16V458000 covers 21 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 16V458000 with NHTSA on June 23, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V458000, NHTSA lists up to 194,674 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 8, 2006 and March 11, 2013.
The 16V458000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V458000 were scheduled from September 14, 2016, 83 days after the report.
16V458000 covers 4 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2002–2013.
Owners of the model years 16V458000 covers have filed at least 174 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V458000 vehicles, the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander has the most (58).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V458000 ranks 3 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V458000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 16V458000 was 13V300000, reported on July 8, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Lancer, 2004 Lancer Wagon, 2003-2006 Lancer Evolution, 2003-2006 Outlander and 2007-2013 Outlander V-6 vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
- The risk
- A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front cross members. Depending on the level of existing corrosion, either a sealing/anti-corrosion agent will be applied or the front cross member will be replaced with a new one that has a sealing/anti-corrosion agent applied to it. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-003.
Reported June 23, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V458000 (21)
Mitsubishi (21)
- 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer
- 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Wagon
- 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V458000, 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: June 23, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted