{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mitsubishi recall 12E012: Mitsubishi Headlamp",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e012/",
  "summary": "Recall 12E012 (Mitsubishi): WITHOUT THE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM DISABLED, THE HEADLIGHT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO EITHER REDUCE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OR BL...",
  "excerpt": "Mitsubishi Headlamp, model year 9999. Filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 30 March 2012. 16,095 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mitsubishi motors north america, inc.’s (mmna) is recalling headlamps used as service parts for model year 2012 mitsubishi lancer and lancer sportback vehicles. the headlamps were installed without the horizontal adjustment mechanism permanently sealed. accordingly, the headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “WITHOUT THE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM DISABLED, THE HEADLIGHT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO EITHER REDUCE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OR BLIND ONCOMING VEHICLES. BOTH CONDITIONS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12E012 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Exterior Lighting:Headlights 30 March 2012 9999-9999 MITSUBISHI HEADLAMP WITHOUT THE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM DISABLED, THE HEADLIGHT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO EITHER REDUCE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OR BLIND ONCOMING VEHICLES. BOTH CONDITIONS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. MMNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEH",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:53:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:28:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mitsubishi recall 12E012: Mitsubishi Headlamp\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e012/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}