NHTSA recall 15V546000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 15V546000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-15-009 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2015-08-31 |
| Owners notified | 2015-10-13 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; PARKING BRAKE |
| Units potentially affected | 1497 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1497 |
| Reported remedied | 856 (57%) |
| Reported unreachable | 115 |
| Reported removed | 5 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, 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 2014-2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured January 31, 2014, to September 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Lancer Ralliart vehicles manufactured February 3, 2014, to September 5, 2014. The affected turbocharged vehicles have a right parking brake cable that may contact the fuel tank, wearing away the tank's protective coating.
What can happen
Without the protective coating, the fuel tank may rust and leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the right parking brake cable, and inspect the fuel tank, free of charge. If the fuel tank's exterior coating shows signs of damage from abrasive contact with the right parking brake cable, the fuel tank will also be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2015. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-15-009.
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.
| 2014 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION | Built 2014-01-31 to 2014-09-05. |
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| 2015 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION | Built 2014-01-31 to 2014-09-05. |
| 2014 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART | Built 2014-02-03 to 2014-09-05. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART | Built 2014-02-03 to 2014-09-05. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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
| TSB-14-22-005 | 2015-06-04. Service bulletin. MITSUBISHI MOTORS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR AWC HYDRAULIC UNIT IN VEHICLES 2008-2014 LANCER RALLIART, SPORTBACK, EVOLUTION. *LJ |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.