{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mitsubishi recall 20V279: Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Mitsubishi Outlander and 1 more (2008 to 2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v279/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V279 (Mitsubishi): A detached front control arm can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Mitsubishi Outlander, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, model years 2008 to 2016. Filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 18 May 2020. 141,200 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2008-2010 Lancer, 2009-2010 Lancer Sportback, 2008-2013 Outlander, and 2011-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, … 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-20-003. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V279 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: “A detached front control arm can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 20V279 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Structure:Frame And Members 18 May 2020 2008-2016 MITSUBISHI LANCER, MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTBACK, MIT",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:09:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:43:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mitsubishi recall 20V279: Mitsubishi Lancer, Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, Mitsubishi Outlander and 1 more (2008 to 2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v279/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}