2018 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV Recalls (6)
- Campaign:
- 18V620000 on 09/17/2018
- Component:
- Electrical system: software
- Manufactured:
- 11/12/2017 - 06/24/2018
- Affected:
- 9,166
- Defect:
- Mitsubishi motors north america (mmna) is recalling certain 2018 mitsubishi outlander phev, outlander sport, 2018-2019 eclipse cross, and 2017-2018 outlander vehicles equipped with a forward collision mitigation (fcm) system that detects pedestrians. due to incorrect software, the fcm-ecu (electronic control unit) may apply braking for longer than needed, even after a pedestrian is no longer detected.
- Consequence:
- If the fcm-ecu software activates the brake for longer than necessary, the driver may react by applying additional braking. the resulting rapid deceleration of the vehicle can increase the risk of a rear-end collision.
- Correction:
- Mmna will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the fcm-ecu software with updated software, free of charge. the recall is began october 16, 2018. owners may contact mmna customer service at 1-888-648-7820. mmna's number for this recall is sr-18-007.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V620000 on 09/17/2018
- Component:
- Forward collision avoidance: pedestrian automatic emergency braking
- Manufactured:
- 11/12/2017 - 06/24/2018
- Affected:
- 9,166
- Defect:
- Mitsubishi motors north america (mmna) is recalling certain 2018 mitsubishi outlander phev, outlander sport, 2018-2019 eclipse cross, and 2017-2018 outlander vehicles equipped with a forward collision mitigation (fcm) system that detects pedestrians. due to incorrect software, the fcm-ecu (electronic control unit) may apply braking for longer than needed, even after a pedestrian is no longer detected.
- Consequence:
- If the fcm-ecu software activates the brake for longer than necessary, the driver may react by applying additional braking. the resulting rapid deceleration of the vehicle can increase the risk of a rear-end collision.
- Correction:
- Mmna will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the fcm-ecu software with updated software, free of charge. the recall is began october 16, 2018. owners may contact mmna customer service at 1-888-648-7820. mmna's number for this recall is sr-18-007.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V621000 on 09/17/2018
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock
- Manufactured:
- 11/12/2017 - 04/08/2018
- Affected:
- 58,916
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V621000 on 09/17/2018
- Component:
- Electrical system: software
- Manufactured:
- 11/12/2017 - 04/08/2018
- Affected:
- 58,916
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V621000 on 09/17/2018
- Component:
- Electronic stability control
- Manufactured:
- 11/12/2017 - 04/08/2018
- Affected:
- 58,916
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V621000 on 09/17/2018
- Component:
- Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
- Manufactured:
- 11/12/2017 - 04/08/2018
- Affected:
- 58,916
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If the safety systems do not function as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
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