2007–2008 Mitsubishi Outlander recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Mitsubishi is recalling 21,493 my 2007-2008 Outlander vehicles equipped with LED type stop lamps and distributed in the united states and puerto rico. The brake lamp switch may malfunction and cause the stop lamps to not illuminate during brake application.
💥 The risk
The failure of the brake lamps to illuminate when the brakes are applied will not provide warning to following traffic and could result in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch. The recall is expected to begin during february 2009. Owners may contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.
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
- 08V680000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SR-09-001
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 21,493
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-0037
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 24, 2009
- Built
- Sep 8, 2006 – Dec 28, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mitsubishi recall no. SR-09-001.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .