Service bulletins for the 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
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.
125 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TT237 | 2018-03-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
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| MEDICUpdate517 | 2018-03-26. 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. |
| TIN-17-23-001 | 2017-09-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This is a Technical Information Notice sent to dealers, to detail the procedures required after replacing a Continuously Variable Transmission. |
| TSB-17-42A-001 | 2017-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This is a Technical Service Bulletin that was provided to dealers, to supercede TSB-15-42A-001, to update the affected possible rust areas and to require photos of the affected areas. |
| TSB-16-54-001 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS TSB INSTRUCTS THE DEALER TO UPDATE THE HFM (HANDS FREE MODULE) SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE THE BLUETOOTH® CONNECTION WITH IPHONE/IPOD/IPAD WHEN THE DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO WI‐FI. THIS UPDATE ADDRESSES UNSTABLE, REPEATEDLY CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING FROM THE VEHICLE'S BLUETOOTH WHEN THE IPHONE'S WI‐FI IS ENABLED. THE CONDITION DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN WI‐FI IS TURNED OFF. |
| TSB-17-14-001 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. THIS IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, SENT TO DEALERS, PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODIFYING THE WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND/OR CONDENSER FAN MOTOR AND CONNECTORS, IN CASES WHERE AN INOPERATIVE FAN MAY BE CAUSED BY A MELTED CONNECTOR AT THE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR AND/OR CONDENSER FAN MOTOR. |
| TSB-17-32-001 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STEERING. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB), SENT TO DEALERS, UPDATES THE POWER PLANT MOUNT SECTION OF THE AFFECTED SERVICE MANUALS TO CORRECT THE CLAMPING TORQUE OF STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE IN FRONT CROSSMEMBER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION. |
| TSB-15-54-001 | 2017-05-11. 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-001 | 2017-05-11. 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-15-23-004 | 2017-05-11. 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-002 | 2017-05-11. 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-15-13-002 | 2017-05-11. 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. |
| TSB-15-15-001 | 2017-05-10. 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-16-54-006 | 2017-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) WAS SENT TO DEALERS TO INFORM THEM THAT SOME VEHICLES WITH ONE-TOUCH START SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE THE IGNITION CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WHEN BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPS. THIS TSB ALSO INCLUDES INSTRUCTION FOR DEALERS TO PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS TO CUSTOMERS REGARDING SYMPTOMS DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE AND THAT BATTERY VOLTAGE SHOULD BE CHECKED AS PART OF ROUTINE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. |
| TSB-16-52A-002 | 2017-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) SENT TO DEALERS, TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS TSB UPDATES THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE AFFECTED SERVICE MANUALS TO ADD A WARNING TO CHECK OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR ACCURACY DURING FRONT SEAT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION. |
| TT-218 | 2015-12-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MITSUBISHI: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING VARIOUS ISSUES AS POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S DOOR, A/C COMPRESSOR ISSUES, PISTON SCUFF, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT OR INTAKE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM OR REPLACEMENT OF REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. VARIOUS MODEL YEARS AND VEHICLES. *PE |
| TSB-15-13-002 | 2015-07-10. 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-14-37-003 | 2014-10-25. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. MITSUBISHI: THE SERVICE MANUALS HAS BEEN REVISED, FOR SOME VEHICLES, REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) MOTOR INCLUDING EPS MOTOR REPLACEMENT. MODEL 2011-2014 OUTLANDER SPORT. *PE |
| TSB-14-13-002 | 2014-10-24. 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 |
| SCB-14-001-REV | 2014-06-25. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STEERING; ENGINE. MITSUBISHI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOME VEHICLES MAY FAIL TO START, AND STEERING CONTROL, TAILGATE, AND THE DOORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, WHEN TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS ARE LOW. MODEL 2012-2013 OUTLANDER SPORT. *PE |
| TSB-14-54-007 | 2014-06-19. 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 |
| SCB-14-001 | 2014-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; ENGINE; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STEERING. MITSUBISHI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ENGINE CANNOT BE STARTED, DOORS, TAILGATE, AND STEERING CONTROL CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED DUE TO MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION ERROR, WHERE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FAILS AT LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. MODEL 2012-2013 OUTLANDER SPORT/RVR. *PE |
| TSB-13-13-008 | 2014-01-27. 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-13-42A-005 | 2013-11-22. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. MITSUBISHI: IN THE SERVICE MANUAL, ON SOME VEHICLES, CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS ARE INCORRECT FOR CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM AND ONE TOUCH START SYSTEM. MODEL 2011-2013 OUTLANDER. *PE |
| TSB-11-13-011 | 2012-02-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MITSUBISHI: WHILE ENGINE WARMING UP, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN UNSTABLE IDLE AND/OR REDUCED RPM DECELERATING TO A STOP DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (BELOW -4F, -20C). *PE |
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