NHTSA Campaign 21V144000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 21V144000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 21V144000 with NHTSA on March 5, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V144000, NHTSA lists up to 15,347 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V144000 were scheduled from March 22, 2021, 17 days after the report.
21V144000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 21V144000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V144000 vehicles, the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V144000 ranks 41 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V144000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 21V144000 was 16V458000, reported on June 23, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure, such as from road salt use.
- The risk
- A detached front control arm can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front cross members. Depending on the level of existing corrosion, either a sealing/anti-corrosion agent will be applied, or the front cross member will be replaced with a new one, free of charge. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-21-001. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 20V-279. Owners not previously notified under 20V-279 were notified on March 22, 2021.
Reported March 5, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V144000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V144000, 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: March 5, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted