# NHTSA recall 16V792000

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: 16V792000
- Manufacturer's number: SR\-16\-010
- Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-10\-31
- Owners notified: 2017\-01\-20
- Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- Units potentially affected: 93801

## What is wrong

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. \(MMNA\) is recalling certain model year 2011\-2015 Outlander Sport vehicles manufactured August 26, 2010, to January 5, 2015.  In the affected vehicles, water may drop between the hood and the windshield and leak into the wiper motor breathing hole.  The water may cause internal corrosion of the windshield wiper motor and the possible failure of the motor.


## What can happen

Failure of the wiper motor can cause a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper motor, free of charge.  The manufacturer has begun the recall, but parts are not yet available; a second notice will be sent when parts are available.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1\-888\-648\-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR\-16\-010.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 93801
- Reported remedied: 52039 \(55%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5778
- Reported removed: 1294

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-26 to 2012\-06\-01.
- [2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-26 to 2012\-06\-01.
- [2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-20 to 2015\-01\-05.
- [2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-20 to 2015\-01\-05.
- [2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-20 to 2015\-01\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TECH TALK 281](/bulletins/11007471.md), 2024-09-07, Other
- [FRONTWIPERSYSTEM](/bulletins/10098904.md), 2017-05-11, Service bulletin
- [FRONTWIPERSYSTEM](/bulletins/10098902.md), 2017-05-11, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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