2003–2004 Mitsubishi Outlander & 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain sport utility vehicles may have been equipped with dealer-installed trailer hitch wiring harness and control module. The electronic control module CAN overheat.
💥 The risk
Overheating of the trailer hitch wiring harness module could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Owners are being requested to stop using the harness until a newly designed replacement is provided and CAN be installed by the dealer. The recall began on may 28, 2004. Owners should contact mitsubishi at 1-888-648-7820.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V197000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SR-04-004
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 2,175
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Owner phone
- 1-888-648-7820
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 28, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mitsubishi recall no. SR-04-004.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).