In February 2022, Mitsubishi & Nissan filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Airbag, covering the Roox, eKSPACE. The filing affects 86,282 vehicles manufactured between December 11, 2020 and December 2021.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1150970 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | February 10, 2022 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi, Nissan |
| Component | Airbag |
| Production period | December 11, 2020 — December 2021 |
| Vehicles affected | 86,282 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Mitsubishi & Nissan.
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 39 Mitsubishi notifications from 2022 in this archive. For scale, 523 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 1 year.
Defect
The driver's airbag was produced to an incorrect specification, which may prevent it from achieving its optimal shape upon deployment. In the worst case, airbag performance may be insufficient under certain crash conditions.
Corrective action
Replace the driver's airbag with the corrected part. On vehicles not equipped with a knee airbag, additionally install a knee airbag. Owners will be notified again once parts are available.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4AA-B35A | ｅＫ ＳＰＡＣＥ | B35A-0005029 — B35A-0100253 |
| 4AA-B38A | ｅＫ ＳＰＡＣＥ | B38A-0002407 — B38A-0100243 |
| 4AA-B45A | ＲＯＯＸ | B45A-0318459 — B45A-0337116 |
| 4AA-B48A | ＲＯＯＸ | B48A-0303953 — B48A-0307778 |
| 5AA-B34A | ｅＫ ＳＰＡＣＥ | B34A-0007718 — B34A-0100765 |
| 5AA-B37A | ｅＫ ＳＰＡＣＥ | B37A-0002158 — B37A-0100266 |
| 5AA-B44A | ＲＯＯＸ | B44A-0050872 — B44A-0100610 |
| 5AA-B47A | ＲＯＯＸ | B47A-0007966 — B47A-0015937 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
運転者席用エアバッグにおいて、仕様が不適切なため、展開時に最適形状にならない場合がある。このため、最悪の場合、一部条件下ではエアバッグの性能が十分に発揮されないおそれがある。
改善措置
運転者席用エアバッグを対策品と交換し、ニーエアバッグ非搭載車にはニーエアバッグを追加する。なお、部品が準備でき次第、部品交換を改めて案内する。
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=3005123
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