In October 2022, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Turn signal, covering the GA28, GA30 and 39 more models. The filing affects 3,329 vehicles manufactured between December 2014 and January 25, 2022.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1152120 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | October 21, 2022 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Turn signal |
| Production period | December 2014 — January 25, 2022 |
| Vehicles affected | 3,329 units |
Filing in context
The Turn signal is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 26 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 39 Mitsubishi notifications from 2022 in this archive. For scale, 2,152 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 1 month.
Defect
The turn signal unit is incorrectly designed and does not alert the driver when the turn signal experiences a broken wire or other fault. As a result, the driver may continue to operate the vehicle without noticing the turn signal malfunction.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the turn signal unit with one that provides the specified warning function.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EDM-GT28E | ＧＡ２８ | T28E-50046 — T28E-50054 |
| EDM-GT30F | ＧＪ２７Ｄ | T30F-25095 — T30F-25176; T30F-35071 — T30F-35110 |
| EDM-GT34B | ＧＯ２６１ | T34B-97602 — T34B-97766; T34B-99540 — T34B-99546; T34B-85232 — T34B-85305; T34B-89045 — T34B-89052; T34B-75307 — T34B-75401; T34B-79093 — T34B-79111; T34B-65150 — T34B-65192; T34B-69061 — T34B-69064 … |
| EDM-GT36C | ＧＡ３０ | T36C-70051 — T36C-70081; T36C-78023 — T36C-78029; T36C-60059 — T36C-60091; T36C-68020 — T36C-68036; T36C-80020 — T36C-80023; T36C-50074 — T36C-50138; T36C-58064 — T36C-58121; T36C-90032 — T36C-90051 |
| EDM-GT46E | ＧＸ３７１ | T46E-75144 — T46E-75168; T46E-65155 — T46E-65178; T46E-55263 — T46E-55306 |
| EDM-GT46F | ＧＡ４１ | T46F-60046 — T46F-60086; T46F-50054 — T46F-50079 |
| EDM-GT50D | ＧＡ５０ | T50D-50134 — T50D-50236; T50D-60057 — T50D-60076 |
| EDM-VC33C | ＶＹ４３４ | C33C-60188 — C33C-60287; C33C-40145 — C33C-40197; C33C-20164 — C33C-20219 |
| EDM-VC46A | ＶＹ４４６ | C46A-10822 — C46A-10950 |
| GT25G | ＧＯＥ２５ | T25G-50011 — T25G-50925 |
| VC25A | Ｖ３２５ | C25A-10011 — C25A-10210; C25A-20011 — C25A-20124 |
| YDM-GT36D | ＧＭ３３０Ｗ | T36D-65011 — T36D-65052 |
| YDM-GT36G | ＧＭ３３２Ｗ | T36G-65011 — T36G-65015 |
| YDM-VC35A | Ｖ４３５ | C35A-70011 — C35A-70254; C35A-50011 — C35A-50187; C35A-20011 — C35A-20144; C35A-10011 — C35A-10082 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
方向指示器のターンユニットの設計が誤っているため、方向指示器が断線等不具合を起こした場合に運転者にその警告が示されない。そのため、方向指示器の故障に気づかず運転し続けるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、ターンユニットを交換し規定の機能を持つ方向指示器にする。
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=3005248
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