In February 2016, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Airbag, covering the Pajero, Delica. The filing affects 152,678 vehicles manufactured between August 23, 2006 and July 31, 2014.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1137760 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | February 19, 2016 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | August 23, 2006 — July 31, 2014 |
| Vehicles affected | 152,678 units |
Filing in context
The Airbag is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 225 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 47 Mitsubishi notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 329 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 7 years and 11 months.
Defect
The driver-side airbag inflator on certain vehicles may have a condition, the root cause of which has not yet been determined, in which the inflator canister ruptures during airbag deployment. As a preventive measure, the inflator will be replaced.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, as a preventive measure, replace the inflator with a replacement part as parts become available, prioritizing older-model-year vehicles first. Recalled inflators will be collected for root cause investigation.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 14 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| ADC-V88W | PAJERO | V88W-0200101 — V88W-0300160 |
| ADC-V98W | PAJERO | V98W-0200101 — V98W-0300425 |
| CBA-V83W | PAJERO | V83W-0000101 — V83W-0200409 |
| CBA-V87W | PAJERO | V87W-0000101 — V87W-0400168 |
| CBA-V93W | PAJERO | V93W-0000101 — V93W-0201113 |
| CBA-V97W | PAJERO | V97W-0000101 — V97W-0500212 |
| DBA-CV2W | Delica | CV2W-0700101 — CV2W-0903492 |
| DBA-CV4W | Delica | CV4W-0400101 — CV4W-0603626 |
| DBA-CV5W | Delica | CV5W-0000202 — CV5W-0904039 |
| DBA-V83W | PAJERO | V83W-0300101 — V83W-0700193 |
| DBA-V93W | PAJERO | V93W-0300101 — V93W-0700417 |
| LDA-CV1W | Delica | CV1W-0900101 — CV1W-0913646 |
| LDA-V88W | PAJERO | V88W-0400101 — V88W-0700269 |
| LDA-V98W | PAJERO | V98W-0400101 — V98W-0701539 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
特定の運転者席用エアバッグのインフレーター（膨張装置）において、原因は判明していないが、エアバッグ展開時にインフレーター容器が破損するおそれがあることから、予防的措置として、当該インフレーターを交換する。
改善措置
全車両、予防的措置として、当該インフレーターを交換用部品が準備できた段階で、年式の古いものから代替品と順次交換、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=3003741
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