# NHTSA recall 20V279000

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: 20V279000
- Manufacturer's number: SR\-20\-003
- Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-05\-18
- Owners notified: 2020\-08\-07
- Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 141200
- Part numbers: MN100292, 4000A367, 4000A387

## What is wrong

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. \(MMNA\) is recalling certain 2008\-2010 Lancer, 2009\-2010 Lancer Sportback, 2008\-2013 Outlander, and 2011\-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.  The front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.


## What can happen

A detached front control arm can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front cross members.  Depending on the level of existing corrosion, either a sealing/anti\-corrosion agent will be applied or the front cross member will be replaced with a new one.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began August 7, 2020.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1\-888\-648\-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR\-20\-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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 141200
- Reported remedied: 63541 \(45%\)
- Reported unreachable: 16291
- Reported removed: 4831

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER](/makes/mitsubishi/lancer/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER](/makes/mitsubishi/lancer/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER](/makes/mitsubishi/lancer/2010/recalls.md)
- [2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK](/makes/mitsubishi/lancer-sportback/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK](/makes/mitsubishi/lancer-sportback/2010/recalls.md)
- [2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2013/recalls.md)
- [2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander-sport/2016/recalls.md)

## 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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