{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"20V403000","date":"2020-07-13","owner_notified":"2020-09-01","manufacturer":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.","component":"SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY","summary":"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.","consequence":"An unrestrained occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"SR-20-004","part_number":null,"units":177000,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":3,"period_from":"2024-3","period_to":"2025-2","submitted":"2025-07-30","involved":177000,"remedied":96275,"unreachable":7318,"removed":3439,"remedied_percent":54,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2014,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER","vehicle_id":"2014_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2015,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER","vehicle_id":"2015_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2016,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER","vehicle_id":"2016_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2017,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER","vehicle_id":"2017_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2018,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER","vehicle_id":"2018_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER","vehicle_id":"2019_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2018,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER PHEV","vehicle_id":"2018_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"MITSUBISHI","model":"OUTLANDER PHEV","vehicle_id":"2019_mitsubishi_outlander","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/20V403000"}