{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mitsubishi recall 18V069: Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Mitsubishi Outlander and 1 more (2008 to 2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v069/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V069 (Mitsubishi): If the drive belt detaches, the battery will discharge and the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Mitsubishi Outlander, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, model years 2008 to 2012. Filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 January 2018. 141,053 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Lancer, 2008-2012 Outlander, 2010-2012 Lancer Sportback, and 2011-2012 Outlander Sport vehicles equipped with either a 4B11 or 4B12 engine. The drive belt automatic tensioner flange may crack, allowing the accessory drive belt to detach. 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 Mitsubishi's own number for this recall: SR-18-001. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V069 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “If the drive belt detaches, the battery will discharge and the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V069 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys 26 January 2018 20",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:31:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:53:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mitsubishi recall 18V069: Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Mitsubishi Outlander and 1 more (2008 to 2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v069/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}