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Service bulletins for the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer SportBack

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.

63 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
TSB-19-33-0012019-02-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Front Suspension section of the affected Service Manuals to update the special service tool used in replacement of the Lower Arm Ball Joint Dust Cover.
TSB-18-55-0012019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Heater, Air Conditioning and Ventilation section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque for the compressor assembly.
TSB-18-52A-0022019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Interior section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque for the floor console assembly.
TSB-18-51-0012019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Exterior section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque for the front bumper assembly and radiator grille, under cover and floor console assembly.
TSB-18-37-0012019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Power Steering section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque for the power steering gear box, power steering control unit (EPS-ECU), steering shaft, power steering oil pump assembly and the power steering hoses.
TSB-18-16-0012019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Engine Electrical section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque for the generator assembly removal and installation.
TSB-18-11-0012019-02-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was sent to dealers. The bulletin updates the Engine section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque for the Fastener Tightening Specifications and the oil pump chain's removal and installation.
TSB-18-13-0032019-02-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. The bulletin instructs dealers to confirm a list of specific Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) if vehicle experiences the following symptoms in cold weather: the check engine light illuminating with a limited vehicle speed (failsafe mode), or the engine does not restart after driving a short distance and stopping the engine for a few minutes. Once symptoms and DTCs are confirmed, dealers should replace the following relays with anti- freezing types: ETV, A/T (CVT), injector, and starter.
TSB-18-54-0032018-07-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. It provides dealers instructions for reprogramming the ETACS ECU with updated software to resolve the issue on certain vehicles experiencing dome light flickering when the vehicle's doors are opened or dome light is switched to "ON."
TSB-18-54-0022018-07-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. It provides dealers instructions for resolving customer's report that Bluetooth pairing code given by the Hands Free Link system does not work for certain smartphone models, namely, Samsung Galaxy and Sony Xperia. For these smartphone models, the pairing code for Bluetooth connection must be set to a fixed code of ?0000.? This TSB instructs dealers how to register these smartphones using the pairing code ?0000.?
TSB-18-52A-0012018-05-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. Customers may report the front seat belt fraying as a result of being caught under the seat reclining adjusting lever. This TSB instructs dealers how to replace the front seat belt and reclining adjusting lever (driver and/or passenger side) with a countermeasure part, to prevent fraying of the seat belt should it get caught under the lever, on affected vehicles.
TT2372018-03-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
MEDICUpdate5172018-03-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This is a message sent to dealers, to inform them that an update for MEDIC will be available.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.