2016 Mitsubishi Lancer: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer. The newest campaign is 17V609000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Sep 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Starter Assembly / Relay. NHTSA has 30 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 17V609000, in the NHTSA record
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 214,988 units in total.
17V609000Received . 132,552 units.
Electrical System / Starter Assembly / Relay
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles. These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.
Report filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SR-17-005. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V563000Received . 82,436 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A hesitation during acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.
Report filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SR-16-006. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
30 complaints, 40 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 21 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 3 |
| Engine | 3 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 6 Aug 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA19001 | Engineering analysis | Electrical overstress | Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module | 19 Apr 2019 | 19 Sep 2024 | 20V024 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2016 Mitsubishi LancerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/lancer/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer?
- 214,988 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Lancer have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Lancer, model years 1996 to 2017. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer name most often?
- Power Train: 21 of 40 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.