EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “ASX, Lancer, Lancer Sportback and Space Star.” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1969/18
Summary
Due to an inappropriate programming of the electrical control unit (ECU), even if the battery is deteriorated or used up, the ECU may stop the engine while circulating. Consequently the car cannot be re-started, increasing the risk of accident with the incoming traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- ASX, Lancer, Lancer Sportback and Space Star. · - EC-type approval number: e1*2007/46*0368*00, e1*2007/46*0951*00, e1*2001/116*0441*00, - Model: ASX (GA1W, 2011 to 2017), Lancer (CY1A, CY6A, 2011), Lancer Sportback (CX1A, CX6A, 2011) and Space Star (A03A, 2013 to 2018)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- - Passenger car under Mitsubishi recall code: R30376 (18-030-SR).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured from June 2010 to April 2018.
What is the risk?
- Due to an inappropriate programming of the electrical control unit (ECU), even if the battery is deteriorated or used up, the ECU may stop the engine while circulating. Consequently the car cannot be re-started, increasing the risk of accident with the incoming traffic.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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