NHTSA Campaign 16V563000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 16V563000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 16V563000 with NHTSA on July 28, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V563000, NHTSA lists up to 82,436 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 25, 2014 and November 25, 2015.
The 16V563000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V563000 were scheduled from August 15, 2016, 18 days after the report.
16V563000 covers 3 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V563000 covers have filed at least 209 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V563000 vehicles, the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has the most (117).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V563000 ranks 18 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V563000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V563000 was 16V548000, reported on July 22, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.
- The risk
- A hesitation during acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.
Reported July 28, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V563000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V563000, 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 28, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted