Recall 14V564000: 2007–2009 Mitsubishi Outlander

Report received

Sep 12, 2014

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Motors North America…

Potentially affected

37,145vehicles

Model years

2007–2009

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Outlander vehicles manufactured December 15, 2006, to October 31, 2007, and April 16, 2008, to August 22, 2009. In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may malfunction causing the brake lights to not illuminate during brake application.

Possible consequence

Brake lights that are inoperative would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch with a new one, free of charge. The recall began in mid-October 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-14-010. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 08V-680 and does not include any vehicles that were previously recalled.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander125 complaints
• 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander58 complaints
• 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander46 complaints