Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V435000 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 01/15/2007 to 05/27/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 29353 | 11/27/2009 | MFR | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11/05/2009 | 11/05/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Mitsubishi is recalling model year 2008-2009 lancer and lancer evolution vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of 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 district of columbia. in areas where heavy road salt is used in the winter, a long term exposure to a mixture of melted snow with salt thrown up by the other vehicles on the road may cause a water-salt mixture to adhere to the front impact sensors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This coating over time may cause corrosion of the sensor. in the event of a vehicle crash of the type that would deploy the airbags this type of short-circuit may cause a delay in the deployment of the airbags which could result in driver or passenger injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install new front airbag sensors that have improved corrosion resistance. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on november 27, 2009. owners may contact mitsubishi customer relations department at 1-888-648-7820. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/15/2013 | |||
| I accidentally rear ended the car in front of me, there was significant damage to the front end of my car and no air bag deployed, rather, a fair amount of dust filled the inside of my car. | |||
| 07/16/2009 | 15000 | 1 | |
| I have a 09 lancer i had the brake recall done a month later i was driving to work just got off the expressway was on a side street doing 30 miles per hour the speed limit the brakes failed causing me to rearend another car i am injured and in therapy also none of the air bags went off there is over $6000 dollars in damage on just my car. *tr | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 14106 | 1 | |
| I was traveling southbound on the florida turnpike, i was on the left hand lane when i looked through the rearview mirror and noticed a vehicle behind doing about 80-90 miles per hour. i merged to the middle lane so that they could continue on. they were recklessly driving and they swerved to my lane, i proceeded to swerve to avoid getting hit and when i tried to hit the brakes they jammed on me. i lost control of the car and hit the right divider with the front of my car, the car proceeded to spin out of control and every angle of the car was hit with divider and then i ended up in the middle lane facing traffic. only 3 out of 8 airbags deployed. the main airbag which was the steering wheel airbag and knee airbags did not deploy. the car is claimed to be a total loss by geico. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 14106 | 1 | |
| I was traveling southbound on the florida turnpike, i was on the left hand lane when i looked through the rearview mirror and noticed a vehicle behind doing about 80-90 miles per hour. i merged to the middle lane so that they could continue on. they were recklessly driving and they swerved to my lane, i proceeded to swerve to avoid getting hit and when i tried to hit the brakes they jammed on me. i lost control of the car and hit the right divider with the front of my car, the car proceeded to spin out of control and every angle of the car was hit with divider and then i ended up in the middle lane facing traffic. only 3 out of 8 airbags deployed. the main airbag which was the steering wheel airbag and knee airbags did not deploy. the car is claimed to be a total loss by geico. *tr | |||