EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “Outlander” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1137/14
Summary
null Due to improper machining of the oil seal installation hole in the transfer cover, the oil seal may come loose from the hole. This can lead to loss of automatic transmission fluid from the automatic gearbox, thus, there is a possibility of poor gear shifting and illumination of the warning light. In the worst case scenario, the vehicle can no longer be driven.
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- Outlander · GF6W 4N14
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The product is a passenger car Mitsubishi Outlander with 2.2 DI-D engine, affected models are: GF6W 4N14 produced in model year 2013.
- Production dates: Cars produced in 2013 (model year)
What is the risk?
- null Due to improper machining of the oil seal installation hole in the transfer cover, the oil seal may come loose from the hole. This can lead to loss of automatic transmission fluid from the automatic gearbox, thus, there is a possibility of poor gear shifting and illumination of the warning light. In the worst case scenario, the vehicle can no longer be driven.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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