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Service bulletins for the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer

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.

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

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TIN-15-22-0012017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE INFORMS DEALERS THAT THE POPULATION OF 2015 LANCER RALLIART AND LANCER EVOLUTION VEHICLES ELIGIBLE FOR TSB-14-22-005, AWC HYDRAULIC UNIT WARRANTY EXTENSION, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
TSB-15-54-0012017-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, PROVIDED TO DEALERS, INSTRUCTS THE DEALER TO UPDATE THE HFM SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS VOICE RECOGNITION TO COMPLETE BEFORE CONNECTION TO THE PHONE BEGINS, TO RECTIFY THE CONDITION WHERE THE HFM ATTEMPTS A BLUETOOTH CONNECTION WITH A MOBILE PHONE WHILE VOICE RECOGNITION IS BOOTING AT THE SAME TIME. IF THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION COMPLETES BEFORE VOICE RECOGNITION COMPLETES, VOICE RECOGNITION CANNOT BE USED.
TSB-15-52A-0012017-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, PROVIDED TO DEALERS, PROVIDES THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATION FOR THE 2012 OUTLANDER SPORT SERVICE MANUAL. OTHER MODELS' SERVICE MANUALS ARE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION FOR THE OUTER SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT TO CLARIFY THE FRONT SEAT BELT INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL PROCEDURE.
TSB-15-23-0042017-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, PROVIDED TO DEALERS, ADDS PROCEDURES FOR DISASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY AND CLEANING TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS.
TSB-15-23A-0022017-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, PROVIDED TO DEALERS, CORRECTS THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SETTINGS AND UPDATES THE SPECIAL TOOLS USED IN THE CVT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TEST IN THE INDICATED SERVICE MANUALS.
TSB-15-13-0022017-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, PROVIDED TO DEALERS, PROVIDES A FIELD FIX PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS FALSE MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTC P2097 STORED IN THE ECM. TO MINIMIZE FALSE MIL ILLUMINATION, THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE OPTIMIZES THE TARGET A/F RATIO ADJUSTMENT CONDITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND RELEASED SUDDENLY. FOR AFFECTED 2011 − 2013 MODELS, THE LINEAR AIR−FUEL SENSOR (LAFS) MUST ALSO BE REPLACED.
TSB1422005CUSTLE2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; EQUIPMENT. THIS IS THE LETTER SENT TO OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, INFORMING THEM THAT THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE AWC HYDRAULIC UNIT ON THEIR VEHICLE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE ALL WHEEL CONTROL (AWC) HYDRAULIC UNIT AFFECTED VEHICLES TO CORRODE FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ANTI-FREEZING AGENTS USED IN COLD WEATHER AREAS TO CLEAR ICE AND SNOW FROM ROADWAYS.
TSB-15-15-0012017-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ADDS THE NON-REUSABLE PARTS INDICATION THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR CERTAIN EXHAUST FASTENERS.
TSB-16-22-0032017-02-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, SENT TO DEALERS, TO SUPERCEDE TSB−15−22−002, ISSUED JULY, 2015, TO REVISE SPECIFIC STEPS FOR SELECTING REPROGRAMMING DATA IN THE “PROGRAM NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM)” AND “REPROGRAM 2008 LANCER EVOLUTION TCM WITH CORRECT SOFTWARE” SECTIONS.
TSB-16-22-0012017-02-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, SENT TO DEALERS, TO SUPERCEDE TSB−14−22−002, ISSUED JULY, 2014, TO REVISE SPECIFIC STEPS FOR SELECTING REPROGRAMMING DATA IN THE “PROGRAM NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM)” AND “REPROGRAM 2008 LANCER EVOLUTION & EARLY 2009 LANCER AND LANCER SPORTBACK RALLIART TCM…” SECTIONS.
SRSINVNOV20162017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION SENT TO DEALERS REQUIRING THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH MMNA'S INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR(S).
INVESTIGATIONRE2017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION SENT TO DEALERS REQUESTING COOPERATION WITH MMNA'S INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR(S).
TSB-15-13-0022015-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. MITSUBISHI 2011-2013 MODELS: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REVISED TSB-14-13-003 ISSUED JULY 2014. INFORMATION REGARDING ECM REPROGRAMMING FOR FALSE MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTC P2097. *LJ
TSB-14-22-0052015-06-04. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. MITSUBISHI MOTORS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR AWC HYDRAULIC UNIT IN VEHICLES 2008-2014 LANCER RALLIART, SPORTBACK, EVOLUTION. *LJ
TIN-14-22-0012015-04-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; COMMUNICATION. MITSUBISHI: LANCER/LANCER SPORTSBACK, RALLIART, AND LANCER EVOLUTION: WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR VEHICLES THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED FOR THE AWC HYDRAULIC UNIT FROM FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. *LJ
TSB-14-54-0092014-10-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MITSUBISHI: UPDATED INFORMATION INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR SUB HARNESS IN REPAIRING DRL FUNCTION OF HEAD LIGHT IN VEHICLE'S SERVICE MANUAL. MODEL 2008-2012 LANCER, SPORTBACK, EVOLUTION, OUTLANDER. *PE
TSB-14-54-0102014-10-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MITSUBISHI: CORRECTED INFORMATION REGARDING HEADLAMP RLEAY CIRCUIT IN VEHICLE SERVICE MANUALS. MODEL 2009-2014 OUTLANDER, LANCER, LANCER SPORTBACK, LANCER EVOLUTION. *PE
TSB-14-13-0022014-10-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. MITSUBISHI: IF LOWER QUALITY FUEL IS USED, VEHICLES WOULD HAVE ENGINE STALLING OR ROUGH IDLE CONDITION AT LOW SPEEDS, PRIOR TO STOPPING OR STARTING, AND IS OPERATED, WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON, IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. AFFECTS PUERTO RICO ONLY. MODEL 2011-2013 OUTLANDER SPORT, 2011-2014 LANCER, LANCER SPORTBACK. *PE
TSB-14-54-0072014-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. MITSUBISHI: THIS BULLETIN IS AN INTRODUCTION TO MAPCARE AND THE MAP UPDATE PURCHASE FOR MITSUBISHI MULTI COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MITSUBISHI MULTI ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR THE 2014 AND LATER MIRAGE. INCLUDED IN THE MAPCARE UPDATE ARE: LANCER, LANCER SPORTBACK, LANCER EVOLUTION, OUTLANDER, AND OUTLANDER SPORT/RVR MODEL YEAR 2014. MAP UPDATES FOR PURCHASE INCLUDE: LANCER/ LANCER EVOLUTION MODEL YEARS 2008-2013. LANCER SPORTBACK MODEL YEARS 2009-2013. OUTLANDER MODEL YEARS 2007-2013. OUTLANDER SPORT/RVR MODEL YEARS 2001-2013, ENDEAVOR MODEL YEARS 2007-2011, GALANT MODEL YEARS 2007-2012, I-MIEV MODEL YEARS 2012-2013. *JS
TSB-13-13-0082014-01-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE. MITSUBISHI: SOME VEHICLES MAY DISPLAY AN ILLUMINATED MIL STATING TO SERVICE THE ENGINE SOON WITH DTCS STORED IN THE ECM MEMORY AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. WATER MAY ACCUMULATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR CLEANER FROM SNOW BUILD UP. VEHICLES ALSO INCLUDE MODEL: LANCER MODEL YEARS 2008-2015 AND MODEL LANCER SPORTBACK MODEL YEARS 2009-2015. *JS
TSB-13-35-0052013-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MITSUBISHI: INFORMATION CONCERNING AN UPDATE OF THE SERVICE MANUAL INVOLVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE ABS AND ASC HYDRAULIC UNIT. ALSO INCUDED LANCER 2008-2014, LANCER SPORTBACK 2009-2014, OUTLANDER, AND SPORT/RVR 2011-2014. *JS UPDATED 12/16/13. *PE
TSB-13-35-0062013-11-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. MITSUBISHI MOTORS: IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE SERVICE MANUAL IN REFERENCE TO FASTENER TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. MODELS INCLUDE OUTLANDER MY2007-2014, OUTLANDER SPORT/RVR 2011-2014, LANCER 2008-2014, LANCER EVOLUTION 2008-2014, AND LANCER SPORTBACK 2009-2014. *JS UPDATED 12/16/13. *PE
TSB-12-35-0022012-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STEERING. MITSUBISHI: ON SOME VEHICLES, AN ACTIVE STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) STEERING WHEEL SENSOR HAS BEEN INSTALLED, REPLACING ORIGINAL SENSOR. NEW SENSOR NOT TO BE ROTATED BEFORE INSTALLATION. MODELS 2007-12 OUTLANDER, 2008-11 LANCER EVOLUTION, 2010-12 LANCER/LANCER SPORTBACK & GALANT, 2008-12 ECLIPSE/ECLIPSE SPYDER, 2004-11 ENDEAVOR. *PE

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