NHTSA Campaign 18V621000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 18V621000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 18V621000 with NHTSA on September 14, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V621000, NHTSA lists up to 58,916 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 18V621000 were scheduled from October 16, 2018, 32 days after the report.
18V621000 covers 4 models from Mitsubishi, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V621000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the forward collision avoidance, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V621000 vehicles, the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V621000 ranks 24 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with a Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) system and 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross vehicles and 2017-2018 Outlander vehicles equipped with an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system and/or an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) system. The software for the Hydraulic Unit Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may be incorrect, possibly preventing the intervention of a safety system such as automatic emergency braking, Anti-lock Braking (ABS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), or the Brake Auto Hold (BAH) function when any of these systems are in use.
- The risk
- If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the Hydraulic Unit-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2018. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-18-008.
Reported September 14, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V621000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V621000, 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, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted