In February 2025, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Steering wheel, covering the Outlander Phev. The filing affects 30,769 vehicles manufactured between December 10, 2021 and October 30, 2023.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1156080 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | February 6, 2025 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Steering wheel |
| Production period | December 10, 2021 — October 30, 2023 |
| Vehicles affected | 30,769 units |
Filing in context
The Steering wheel is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 4 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 27 Mitsubishi notifications from 2025 in this archive. For scale, 1,008 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 and 10 months.
Defect
Insufficient design consideration allowed some of the touch sensors integrated in the steering wheel to sustain damage during manufacturing, leading to sensor continuity failures in service. As a result, the system may be unable to detect whether the driver is holding the steering wheel. When the My Pilot highway lane-keeping assist system is active, this may cause a system fault warning to appear and My Pilot to deactivate, or alternatively, no hands-off warning may be displayed even when the driver releases the steering wheel. When no warning is displayed, the vehicle does not conform to Safety Standards Article 11 (steering system). *My Pilot: A highway same-lane driving assist system that maintains following distance and lane center position on expressways.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, verify the manufacturing date of the steering wheel and replace affected units with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5LA-GN0W | アウトランダーＰＨＥＶ | GN0W-0100101 — GN0W-0314581 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
ステアリングホイールにおいて、設計時の検討が不十分であったため、内蔵されているタッチセンサーの一部が製造時に破損し、使用過程でセンサーの導通不良が起こり、運転者がステアリングホイールを握っているかどうかの検知ができなくなることがある。 そのため、マイパイロット（※）機能使用時に、システム故障の警告表示がされマイパイロットが機能停止する、または、ステアリングホイールから手を放しても手放し警告が表示されないことがあり、警告が表示されない場合は、保安基準第１１条（かじ取装置）に適合しない。 ※：高速道路同一車線運転支援システム 車間距離と車線中央をキープし高速道路での運転をサポートする機能。
改善措置
全車両、ステアリングホイールの製造日を確認し、対象のものはステアリングホイ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=3009992
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