NHTSA Campaign 18V220000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V220000 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 18V220000 with NHTSA on April 5, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V220000, NHTSA lists up to 17,120 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 4, 2003 and August 31, 2006.
The 18V220000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V220000 were scheduled from April 26, 2018, 21 days after the report.
18V220000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 18V220000 covers have filed at least 45 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V220000 vehicles, the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V220000 ranks 38 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V220000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V220000 was 17V686000, reported on October 30, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Mitsubishi Lancer vehicles that previously received a like-for-like passenger side frontal air bag inflator under recall 15V321 as interim remedy. Also recalled are 2004-2006 Lancer vehicles located in Guam or Saipan that previously received or never received a new inflator under 15V321 or 17V569. These passenger side frontal air bag inflators may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to explode in the event of an air bag deployment.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a final replacement passenger side frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on April 26, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-005.
Reported April 5, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V220000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V220000, 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: April 5, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted