# NHTSA recall 20V403000

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: 20V403000
- Manufacturer's number: SR\-20\-004
- Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-07\-13
- Owners notified: 2020\-09\-01
- Component: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 177000

## What is wrong

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. \(MMNA\) is recalling certain 2014\-2019 Outlander and 2018\-2019 Outlander PHEV vehicles.  The second\-row center seat belt buckle may interfere with the right\-side seat belt buckle when the seat backs are folded down.  The interference may cause the right\-side seat belt buckle cover to come off, making the buckle latch inoperable and unable to restrain an occupant.


## What can happen

An unrestrained occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the second\-row center seat belt buckle cover, install a new warning label to the second\-row seat support base, and provide a new warning label insert for the owner's manual, free of charge.  The recall began September 1, 2020.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1\-888\-648\-7820.  Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR\-20\-004.


## 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: 177000
- Reported remedied: 96275 \(54%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7318
- Reported removed: 3439

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

- [2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2019/recalls.md)
- [2018 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV](/makes/mitsubishi/outlander/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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 289](/bulletins/11026481.md), 2025-12-06, Other
- [TSB\-21\-52A\-002](/bulletins/10203267.md), 2021-11-06, Service bulletin
- [TIN\-20\-SR\-004](/bulletins/10181896.md), 2020-11-02, Service bulletin
- [TIN\-20\-SR\-004](/bulletins/10180768.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin
- [SR\-20\-004](/bulletins/10180767.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin
- [Customer Letter](/bulletins/10177374.md), 2020-07-20, Service bulletin
- [SR\-20\-002REV](/bulletins/10177372.md), 2020-07-20, Service bulletin
- [SR\-20\-002](/bulletins/10176678.md), 2020-06-22, Service bulletin
- [ATIN\-20\-SR\-002\-A](/bulletins/10176677.md), 2020-06-22, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-19\-52A\-005](/bulletins/10170144.md), 2020-01-13, 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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