In April 2018, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Airbag, covering the Lancer, I. The filing affects 131,228 vehicles manufactured between December 2003 and February 20, 2012.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1142240 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 4, 2018 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | December 2003 — February 20, 2012 |
| Vehicles affected | 131,228 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 50 Mitsubishi notifications from 2018 in this archive. For scale, 370 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 8 years and 2 months.
Defect
In the passenger-side airbag inflator, inadequate moisture protection of the propellant allows repeated temperature and humidity cycling to degrade the propellant. This degradation may cause the inflator housing to rupture during airbag deployment.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the airbag inflator or airbag module with a corrected part.
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) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| CBA-CS2A | LANCER | CS2A-0700201 — CS2A-0704646 |
| CBA-CS5AZ | LANCER | CS5A-1500201 — CS5A-1900498 |
| CBA-CS6A | LANCER | CS6A-0000201 — CS6A-0200437 |
| CBA-HA1W | I | HA1W-0000045 — HA1W-0900373 |
| CBE-CS2V | LANCER | CS2V-0200201 — CS2V-0203512 |
| DBA-CS2A | LANCER | CS2A-0800201 — CS2A-1201470 |
| DBA-CS2W | LANCER | CS2W-0100201 — CS2W-0300676 |
| DBA-HA1W | I | HA1W-0200201 — HA1W-1000819 |
| DBE-CS2V | LANCER | CS2V-0300201 — CS2V-0506003 |
| GH-CT9A | LANCER | CT9A-0300201 — CT9A-0501853 |
| GH-CT9W | LANCER | CT9W-0000201 — CT9W-0100500 |
| LA-CS5A | LANCER | CS5A-0700201 — CS5A-1000461 |
| LA-CS5W | LANCER | CS5W-0700201 — CS5W-1500889 |
| TA-CS5A | LANCER | CS5A-0600009 — CS5A-1600246 |
| TA-CS5W | LANCER | CS5W-0600005 — CS5W-1400252 |
| UA-CS2A | LANCER | CS2A-0600201 — CS2A-0601551 |
| UA-CS5AR | LANCER | CS5A-0800201 — CS5A-1300764 |
| UB-CS2V | LANCER | CS2V-0100201 — 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ー（膨張装置）において、ガス発生剤の吸湿防止が不適切なため、温度および湿度変化の繰り返しによりガス発生剤が劣化することがある。このため、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。
改善措置
全車両、エアバッグインフレーターまたはエアバッグモジュール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=3004217
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