NHTSA Campaign 17V569000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V569000 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 17V569000 with NHTSA on September 14, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V569000, NHTSA lists up to 66,001 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 4, 2003 and September 1, 2006.
The 17V569000 report reached NHTSA 11 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V569000 were scheduled from October 12, 2017, 28 days after the report.
17V569000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 17V569000 covers have filed at least 45 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V569000 vehicles, the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V569000 ranks 23 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V569000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V569000 was 16V401000, reported on June 3, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Lancer and Lancer Evolution vehicles and 2004 Lancer Sportback vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with a different inflator, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2017. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-17-001. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-321.
Reported September 14, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V569000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V569000, 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: September 14, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted