EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “Outlander, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00310/21
Summary
Due to improper soldering of an electrical connection, the electric terminal of the heated windshield may be overheated excessively when activated.This might cause a thermal incident (cracking of the glass), increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- Outlander, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross · Outlander: e1*2007/46*1218*xx; Outlander PHE: e1*2001/116*046*xx; Eclipse Cross: e1*2007/46*1769*xx
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicles with Value Selection genuine part replaced heated windshield.Model Year: 2013-2020 (Outlander, Outlander PHEV); 2018-2020 (Eclipse Cross).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured up to June 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to improper soldering of an electrical connection, the electric terminal of the heated windshield may be overheated excessively when activated.This might cause a thermal incident (cracking of the glass), increasing the risk of an accident.
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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