NHTSA recall 15V233000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 15V233000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-15-003 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2015-04-20 |
| Owners notified | 2015-06-15 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR |
| Units potentially affected | 76958 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-10-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 76958 |
| Reported remedied | 42706 (55%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2748 |
| Reported removed | 1156 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Lancer vehicles manufactured March 16, 2009, to March 30, 2011, 2010-2011 Lancer Sportback vehicles manufactured June 17, 2009, to December 1, 2010, 2010-2011 Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured July 14, 2009, to January 7, 2011, 2009-2011 Outlander vehicles manufactured February 10, 2009, to June 22, 2011, and 2011 Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured August 26, 2010, to November 19, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the blower motor may fail.
What can happen
Failure of the blower motor may reduce the performance of the windshield defroster, diminishing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace a suspect blower motor, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-15-003.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER | Built 2009-03-16 to 2011-03-30. |
|---|---|
| 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER | Built 2009-03-16 to 2011-03-30. |
| 2011 MITSUBISHI LANCER | Built 2009-03-16 to 2011-03-30. |
| 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION | Built 2009-07-14 to 2011-01-07. |
| 2011 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION | Built 2009-07-14 to 2011-01-07. |
| 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK | Built 2009-06-17 to 2010-12-01. |
| 2011 MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK | Built 2009-06-17 to 2010-12-01. |
| 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER | Built 2009-02-10 to 2011-06-22. |
| 2010 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER | Built 2009-02-10 to 2011-06-22. |
| 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER | Built 2009-02-10 to 2011-06-22. |
| 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT | Built 2010-08-26 to 2010-11-19. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TECH TALK 281 | 2024-09-07. Other. Tech Talk is a service newsletter that was sent out to dealers. It covers various topics and reviews the previous months publications. |
|---|---|
| TSB-22-51-003 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers informing them of updates to the Troubleshooting Procedure for the Windshield Wiper in the Exterior portion of the affected Service Manuals. |
| TSB-13-55-002 | 2020-04-04. Service bulletin. This TSB changes the unit of measure (from ft. lbs to in. lbs) for the refrigerant line fittings torque specification in the applicable manual. |
| TT192 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT218 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TSB-18-55-001 | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. 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. |
| FRONTWIPERSYSTEM | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPLETED WORKSHEET PROVIDED TO CERTAIN DEALERS TO PERFORM A STUDY OF THE DECK GARNISH GAPS, WIPER MOTOR CONNECTOR'S CONDITIONS, AND WIPER LINK BOOTS. |
| FRONTWIPERSYSTEM | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. THIS IS A WORKSHEET PROVIDED TO CERTAIN DEALERS TO PERFORM A STUDY OF THE DECK GARNISH, WIPER MOTOR CONNECTOR, AND WIPER LINK BOOTS. THE PARTS BEING STUDIED MUST ALSO BE SHIPPED TO MMNA FOR EXAMINATION. |
| TSB-09-42A-004 | 2009-09-16. Service bulletin. MITSUBISHI: WOULD HEAR A RATTLE FROM ONE OF THE DOORS. THE RATTLE COULD BE CAUSED BY DOOR GLASS RETAINING BOLTS COMING LOOSE DUE TO LOW SOOR GLASS RETAINING BOLT TORQUE SPEC LIMITS. WHILE DOOR IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RATTLE, ITS POSSIBLE OTHER DOORS TO EXHIBIT THE CONDITION AS WELL. MODELS LANCER, LANCER RALLIART, LANCER EVOLUTION. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.