NHTSA recall 16V548000
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 | 16V548000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-16-005 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-07-22 |
| Owners notified | 2016-08-15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES |
| Units potentially affected | 45731 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 45731 |
| Reported remedied | 37228 (81%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1810 |
| Reported removed | 226 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured June 25, 2014, through November 25, 2015 and equipped with a 2.0L engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). During assembly, a clamp for a CVT hose may not have been properly secured, allowing the hose to detach and leak transmission fluid.
What can happen
If enough transmission fluid leaks out, the transmission may not function properly and the vehicle may become inoperable, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if leaking transmission fluid contacts an a hot surface there is an increased risk of a fire.
The remedy
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hose clamps, correcting their installation, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-16-005.
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.
| 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT | Built 2014-06-25 to 2015-11-25. |
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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-20-23-001REV | 2020-07-20. Service bulletin. This Technical Service Bulletin supersedes TSB-20-23-001, issued April, 2020, to update the Control Valve part number and MY 2020-2018 Outlander Sports with 2.4L engines. |
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| TSB-20-23-001 | 2020-05-26. Service bulletin. Certain vehicles with F1CJC/W1CJC (CVT-8) transmissions may exhibit a shudder or surge condition possibly caused by poor reaction of the hydraulic pressure circuit. With continued driving under these conditions, the CVT belt may slip repeatedly when accelerating, and abrasion powder may enter the hydraulic pressure circuit, causing a warning light to turn on. This TSB instructs dealers to diagnose and test drive vehicles exhibiting this condition. *This TSB may also apply to later model years with F1CJC/W1CJC (CVT-8) transmissions. |
| TSB-17-23-002 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Service Bulletin, sent to dealers, to provide instructions for diagnosing and test driving vehicles with shudder/surge condition and/or DTC. |
| TIN-15-23-001 | 2015-06-27. Service bulletin. MITSUBISHI: DURING ACCELERATION, ON SOME VEHICLES, AT LOW SPEEDS, A STUMBLE OR LACK OF ACCELERATION IS EXPERIENCED AND ISSUE IS INTERMITTENTLY. MODEL 2015 OUTLANDER SPORT. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.