In September 2016, Mitsubishi & Nissan filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Horn, covering the Clipper, Minicab and 1 more model. The filing affects 133,970 vehicles manufactured between November 18, 2011 and August 18, 2015.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1138950 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | September 23, 2016 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi, Nissan |
| Component | Horn |
| Production period | November 18, 2011 — August 18, 2015 |
| Vehicles affected | 133,970 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Mitsubishi & Nissan.
The Horn is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 13 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 47 Mitsubishi notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 369 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 3 years and 9 months.
Defect
In the horn, use of improper internal electrical contact material may allow an oxide film to form on the internal contacts following repeated water exposure, causing a conduction failure. As a result, the horn may fail to sound.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the horn with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EBD-U61V | Minicab | U61V-1700201 — U61V-2100694 |
| EBD-U62V | Minicab | U62V-1700201 — U62V-2100846 |
| EBD-U71V | Clipper | U71V-0570201 — U71V-0631074 |
| EBD-U72V | Clipper | U72V-0570201 — U72V-0630634 |
| GBD-U61T | Minicab | U61T-1700201 — U61T-1905931 |
| GBD-U61V | Minicab | U61V-1800201 — U61V-2212017 |
| GBD-U62T | Minicab | U62T-1700201 — U62T-2112644 |
| GBD-U62V | Minicab | U62V-1800201 — U62V-2207159 |
| GBD-U71T | Clipper | U71T-0570201 — U71T-0633936 |
| GBD-U71V | Clipper | U71V-0580201 — U71V-0657227 |
| GBD-U72T | Clipper | U72T-0570201 — U72T-0634624 |
| GBD-U72V | Clipper | U72V-0580201 — U72V-0645378 |
| ZAB-U67V | ＭＩＮＩＣＡＢ－ＭｉＥＶ | U67V-0000201 — U67V-0100414 |
| ZAB-U68T | ＭＩＮＩＣＡＢ－ＭｉＥＶ | U68T-0000201 — U68T-0300201 |
| ZAB-U68V | ＭＩＮＩＣＡＢ－ＭｉＥＶ | U68V-0000201 — U68V-0300223 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
警音器において、内部の電気接点材料が不適切なため、繰り返し被水すると内部電気接点に酸化皮膜が生成され、導通不良を起こすことがある。そのため、警音器が鳴らなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、警音器を対策品と交換する。
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=3003862
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