Service bulletin TSB-21-42A-006

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	10203254
Published by NHTSA	2021-11-06
Manufacturer's number	TSB-21-42A-006
Manufacturer's date	2021-10-05
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

This Technical Service Bulletin was sent to dealers updating content for the Body section of the affected Service Manual, Fuel Filler Lid.

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV	2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V252000	2026-04-20. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
25V507000	2025-08-07. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
2025405	2025-08-06. 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
TIN-25-SR-002A	2025-11-08. Service bulletin. This Technical Information Notice informs dealers that MMNA is investigating the field performance of certain liftgate gas springs outside the population of vehicles covered by Safety Recall No. SR-25-002.
TECH TALK 284	2025-02-06. Other. Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications.
TSB-23-00-004	2023-05-04. Service bulletin. This Technical Service Bulletin provides instructions and material safety data sheets for removal of rap-film adhesive residue.
TSB-20-42A-001	2020-03-23. Service bulletin. This TSB updates the Body section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque of the fixing bolt for the tailgate latch, and to distinguish the different torques for the 2 types of bolts for 2019 model year vehicles.
TSB-13-42A-002	2020-02-11. Service bulletin. This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals.
TT193	2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
TSB-19-52A-006	2020-01-13. 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.
TSB-19-42A-008RE	2019-11-18. Service bulletin. This is a revised Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) that was sent to dealers, to inform them that this TSB supersedes TSB-19-42A-008, to give a more effective repair procedure to reduce the tailgate popping noise.
TIN-19-42A-001	2019-11-18. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Information Notice that was sent to dealers, to inform them that it is no longer necessary, on future vehicle shipments, to complete bracket adjustment for the tailgate strut popping noise, and/or to check for the grease pen mark on the brackets. However, dealers are reminded that when completing PDI on any new 2020 MY Outlander Sport, that they listen for any popping noise when opening or closing the tailgate, and contact Techline if they encounter a vehicle that exhibits the noise.
TSB-19-42A-008	2019-10-21. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) that was sent to dealers, to inform them that a metal popping noise may be heard when opening or closing the tailgate on certain 2020 Outlander Sport vehicles. This TSB instructs dealers how to adjust the position of the brackets to reduce or eliminated the popping noise.