In February 2016, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Electrical equipment (other), covering the Triton. The filing affects 1,400 vehicles manufactured between August 30, 2006 and April 28, 2010.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1223010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | February 18, 2016 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Electrical equipment (other) |
| Production period | August 30, 2006 — April 28, 2010 |
| Vehicles affected | 1,400 units |
Filing in context
The Electrical equipment (other) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 5 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 47 Mitsubishi notifications from 2016 in this archive. For scale, 2,613 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 7 months.
Defect
The turn/light switch is insufficiently rigid at its mounting point, causing switch operation to wear the connector terminals. The resulting wear debris oxidizes and forms an insulating deposit between the terminals. Continued use allows this deposit to become lodged between the terminals, causing poor conductivity. As a result, the headlights, parking lights, front fog lamps, tail lamps, license plate lights, and interior lighting linked to the switch may fail to illuminate or may flicker, and the turn signals may fail to illuminate.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, apply grease to both connector terminal contact points.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ABF-KB9T | TRITON | KB9T-0000101 — KB9T-0001500 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
ターン／ライトスイッチにおいて、取付剛性不足のため、スイッチ操作によりコネクターの端子が摩耗し、その摩耗屑が酸化して絶縁物が生成されるものがある。そのため、そのまま使用を続けると、絶縁物が端子の間にかみ込み、導通不良となり、前照灯、車幅灯、前部霧灯、尾灯、番号灯および当該スイッチ連動の車室内照明が不灯、あるいは点滅、または、方向指示器が不灯となるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、コネクター端子部（二箇所）にグリースを塗布する。
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=3007290
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