MLIT Statutory Recall · Japan

Recall 1135760 — Airbag

Filed May 22, 2015 · Mitsubishi

Overview

MLIT filing number1135760
TypeStatutory Recall (government-mandated recall)
Date filedMay 22, 2015
Manufacturer(s)Mitsubishi
ComponentAirbag
Production periodJanuary 2004 — February 20, 2012
Vehicles affected100,165 units

Defect

Investigation of field-returned passenger-side airbag inflators confirmed that some inflator housings have inadequate sealing. Over extended service, atmospheric moisture may penetrate the inflator interior, causing the propellant to absorb moisture. If this occurs, the airbag may not deploy normally during a collision.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, as a precautionary measure, replace the inflator with a new unit or deactivate the passenger-side airbag function and display a warning on the passenger-side sun visor indicating that the airbag is inoperative. Once replacement parts become available, vehicles will be remedied in order from oldest to newest model year. All replaced parts will be collected for root cause investigation.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 18 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
CBA-CS2A LANCER CS2A-0700201 — CS2A-0704646
CBA-CS5AR LANCER CS5A-1500201 — CS5A-1700303
CBA-CS6A LANCER CS6A-0000201 — CS6A-0200348
CBA-HA1W I HA1W-0000045 — HA1W-0500202
CBE-CS2V LANCER CS2V-0200201 — CS2V-0203512
DBA-CS2A LANCER CS2A-0800201 — CS2A-1001140
DBA-CS2W LANCER CS2W-0100201 — CS2W-0300454
DBA-HA1W I HA1W-0200201 — HA1W-0600235
DBE-CS2V LANCER CS2V-0300201 — CS2V-0501189
GH-CT9A LANCER CT9A-0300201 — CT9A-0501851
GH-CT9W LANCER CT9W-0000201 — CT9W-0100500
LA-CS5A LANCER CS5A-0700202 — CS5A-1000461
LA-CS5W LANCER CS5W-0700202 — CS5W-1500603
TA-CS5A LANCER CS5A-0600009 — CS5A-1600225
TA-CS5W LANCER CS5W-0600005 — CS5W-1400222
UA-CS2A LANCER CS2A-0600205 — CS2A-0601551
UA-CS5AR LANCER CS5A-0800222 — CS5A-1300764
UB-CS2V LANCER CS2V-0100501 — CS2V-0101194

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

助手席用エアバッグのインフレータ(膨張装置)において、市場回収品を調査した結果、インフレータ容器に気密不良のものがあることを確認した。そのため、長期間使用する過程で大気中の水分がインフレータ内部に浸入し、ガス発生剤が吸湿してエアバッグ展開時に正常に展開しないおそれがある。

改善措置

全車両、予防的措置としてインフレータを新品と交換、または助手席エアバッグの機能を停止するとともに、助手席サンバイザ部に当該エアバッグが作動しない旨の警告を表示する。 また、交換用部品の準備ができた段階で年式の古いものから順次新品と交換する。なお、交換部品については全数回収して原因調査を実施する。

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3003531

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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