Service bulletin TSB1954013

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10161375
Published by NHTSA	2019-06-24
Manufacturer's number	TSB1954013
Manufacturer's date	2019-05-22
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. this bulletin instructs dealers to use a software update that is now available, for the Smartphone Link Display Audio built by JVC Kenwood. The update resolves several issues, including: audio-related concerns, language translation error on the display in French, MPG (miles per gallon) displayed on screen instead of "fuel consumption," and EV charge cost history is occasionally erased when power switch is turned On or Off. This bulletin supersedes TSB-18-54-004, issued June, 2018 to add additional affected vehicles and to restate the importance of updating each vehicle with the correct vehicle specific software file.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS	2018
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER	2017, 2018
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV	2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT	2017, 2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V621000	2018-09-14. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
18V620000	2018-09-14. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE:PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST/OBJECT/OBSTACLE/ RECOGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

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
TSB1937003	2019-06-24. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin instructs dealers to reprogram the Electronic Power Steering ECU (EPS-ECU) with updated software to correct a coding issue. This coding issue may occur due to the supplier improperly programming the EPS-ECU.
TSB1954001REV	2019-04-22. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin instructs dealers to reprogram the BMU (for affected i-MiEV vehicles) or sub-BMU (for affected Outlander PHEV vehicles) with updated software to correct an isolation error when using the ABB quick charger. The isolation error may be detected by the charger, causing the charging process to stop approximately 2 minutes after charging has started. This bulletin supersedes TSB-19-54-001, issued February, 2019, to add i-MiEV vehicles, and instructions for reprogramming the BMU with updated software.
ATIN18SC001A	2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is an Advance Technical Information Notice sent to dealers, to inform them of a sub-BMU reprogramming Service Campaign.
TSB1813002REV	2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin supersedes TSB-18-13-002, issued June, 2018. The bulletin informs dealers that updated software was release to reprogram the engine Electronic Control Unit (ECU) for certain affect vehicles. The bulletin also revises the model year, production date of affected vehicles, software, data and warranty information.
SC18001	2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is a Service Campaign Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin supersedes TSB-18-54-005, issued July, 2018. The bulletin informs dealers that updated software for the sub-BMU was released to address the additional DTC P0AA9 (Leak Sensor Detection Circuit.) The bulletin also revises the production date of affected vehicles, software, data and warranty information.
TIN1854004REV	2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Information Notice sent to dealers. The bulletin informs them the communication problem described in TIN-18-54-004 has been resolved with MEDIC Update 558, released on October 4, 2018. The update deployed the latest software database version SEW18061-02.
TIN1854004	2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Information Notice sent to dealers. The notice informs dealers that a communication problem may exist with the software update that was released with TSB-18-54-005, back in July 2018. Dealers are instructed to refrain from performing that software update until further notice.
TIN1813003	2018-11-19. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Information Notice sent to dealers. It informs dealers that a new Engine ECU software update (Software Part Number 1860D11603) was made available on June 7, 2018 that addresses both MFI Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0068 and P061A. Dealers are to perform the Engine ECU reprogramming procedure outlined in TSB-18-13-001 and TSB-18-13-002, on any new or used affected vehicles in the inventory or that visit the dealership service department. Dealers are recommended to reprogram the Engine ECU when an affected vehicle is brought in to have SR-18-007 (FCM-ECU Reprogramming) and/or SR-18-008 (ASC Hydraulic Unit ECU Reprogramming) completed.
SC-17-001	2018-01-16. Service bulletin. This is a Service Campaign Bulletin sent to dealers, to provide instructions for reprogramming of the ACS ECU. The reprogramming will allow the Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) to function when the vehicle is in Neutral.
ATIN-17-SC-001-A	2018-01-16. Service bulletin. This is an Advance Technical Information Notice sent to dealers, to inform them of an ACS ECU reprogramming Service Campaign. The reprogramming will allow the Forward Collision Mitigation (FCM) to function when the vehicle is in Neutral.