20V279000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
A detached front control arm can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
6 safety recall campaigns, 34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints34
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
18V069000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
If the drive belt detaches, the battery will discharge and the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V461000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Failure of the wiper motor can cause a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V791000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
Loss of wiper function can reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
16V458000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V366000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
A power steering fluid leak could result in a loss of steering assistance, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 6POWER TRAIN
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 3SUSPENSION
- 3ENGINE
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2VISIBILITY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.