NHTSA Campaign 21V821000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
NHTSA campaign 21V821000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: roof and pillars. The repair is free.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc filed the report for 21V821000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V821000, NHTSA lists up to 1 potentially affected vehicle.
Owner notification letters for 21V821000 were scheduled from October 19, 2021, 1 day after the report.
21V821000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2022.
Owners of the model years 21V821000 covers have filed at least 76 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V821000 ranks 61 of 61 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V821000, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc has 4 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 21V821000 was 20V279000, reported on May 18, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling one 2022 Outlander vehicle. A software programming error with a welding robot may have caused the vehicle's center pillar to be welded incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 214, "Side Impact Protection" 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages" and 216, "Roof Crush Resistance."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, the reduced strength of the vehicle body may increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- MMNA will repurchase and replace the affected vehicle, free of charge. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-21-009.
Reported October 18, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V821000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V821000, 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: October 18, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted