2004 MITSUBISHI LANCER WAGON Recall
- Campaign:
- 16V458000 on 06/22/2016
- Component:
- Suspension:front:control arm:lower arm
- Manufactured:
- 08/03/2003 - 01/11/2004
- Affected:
- 194,674
- Defect:
- Mitsubishi motors north america, inc. (mmna) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 lancer, 2004 lancer wagon, 2003-2006 lancer evolution, 2003-2006 outlander and 2007-2013 outlander v-6 vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin and the district of columbia. in the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
- Consequence:
- A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- 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 that has a sealing/anti-corrosion agent applied to it. these repairs will be performed free of charge. the recall began january 2017. owners may contact mmna customer service at 1-888-648-7820. mmna's number for this recall is sr-16-003.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2004 MITSUBISHI LANCER WAGON TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- MEDICUpdate517
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- This is a message sent to dealers, to inform them that an update for medic will be available.
- Bulletin:
- TT237
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- This is a service newsletter (tech talk) that was sent out to dealers.
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