NHTSA Campaign 16V548000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
NHTSA campaign 16V548000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 16V548000 with NHTSA on July 22, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V548000, NHTSA lists up to 45,731 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 25, 2014 and November 25, 2015.
The 16V548000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V548000 were scheduled from August 15, 2016, 24 days after the report.
16V548000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 16V548000 covers have filed at least 117 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V548000 ranks 31 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V548000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V548000 was 14V365000, reported on June 25, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured June 25, 2014, through November 25, 2015 and equipped with a 2.0L engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). During assembly, a clamp for a CVT hose may not have been properly secured, allowing the hose to detach and leak transmission fluid.
- The risk
- If enough transmission fluid leaks out, the transmission may not function properly and the vehicle may become inoperable, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if leaking transmission fluid contacts an a hot surface there is an increased risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hose clamps, correcting their installation, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-16-005.
Reported July 22, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V548000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V548000, 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: July 22, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted