NHTSA recall 21V144000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 21V144000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-21-001 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2021-03-05 |
| Owners notified | 2021-03-22 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| Units potentially affected | 15347 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 15347 |
| Reported remedied | 3491 (22%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 381 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 2013-2015 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold, 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, free of charge. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-21-001. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 20V-279. Owners not previously notified under 20V-279 were notified on March 22, 2021.
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.
| 2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT | |
|---|---|
| 2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT | |
| 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT |
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.