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Service bulletin TSB-16-51-003

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10091462
Published by NHTSA2017-02-13
Manufacturer's numberTSB-16-51-003
Manufacturer's date2016-11-08
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

NHTSA's summary

THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS SENT TO DEALERS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACEMENT OF THE TAILGATE GARNISH, IN CASES WHERE THE TAILGATE GARNISH CONTACTS THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER2014, 2015

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V2520002026-04-20. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
25V5070002025-08-07. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
20254052025-08-06. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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TSB-23-00-0042023-05-04. Service bulletin. This Technical Service Bulletin provides instructions and material safety data sheets for removal of rap-film adhesive residue.
TSB-13-42A-0022020-02-11. Service bulletin. This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals.
TT2012020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
TT2002020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
TT1932020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
TSB-19-52A-0062020-01-13. Service bulletin. This is a TSB that was sent to dealers to inform them that due to stress applied intensively onto the left and right rear end portion of the seat cushion by a passenger, the cushion may sink down and rub against the edges of the metal seat frame. This in turn may cause the damaged urethane material to turn to powder and fall on the floor carpet. This TSB provides a repair procedure to replace the damaged seat cushion pad, and apply tape on the frame to help prevent future damage.
TSB1942B0032019-04-22. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin updates the Body section of the affected Service Manuals to update diagnostics for ETACS-ECU CAN timeout with DTC U0141.