Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016591, dated 24 November 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V867, dated 2 December 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, SR16011.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2016591 | 16V867 |
| Dated | 24 November 2016 | 2 December 2016 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
The two registers are 8 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 16V867, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2016591
- Recall date
- 24 November 2016
- Make
- Mitsubishi
- Models
- Rvr
- Model years
- 2011 to 2016
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 16,244
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the outer tubes of the rear liftgate support struts may have had insufficient anti-corrosion treatment applied during manufacturing. As a result, the outer tube could corrode due to salt and water penetration. If this were to occur, the liftgate support strut could rapidly lose pressure, which would allow the liftgate to drop suddenly, placing anyone beneath or near the gate at risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the rear liftgate support struts with updated ones.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2016591.