Recall Alert: 2014-2015 Mitsubishi Mirage
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Vehicles Affected: Approximately 25,000 model-year 2014-15 Mitsubishi Mirage hatchbacks manufactured between Aug. 7, 2013, and Sept. 2, 2015, and originally sold or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia
The Problem: If a driver enters the vehicle with his or her boots covered with snow mixed with road salt, the melting snow may soak through the carpet and cause corrosion to a wiring connector located in a junction box behind a kick panel to the left of the driver’s footrest. In a crash, corrosion of the connector could delay deployment of the frontal airbags, increasing the risk of an injury to the driver and front-seat passenger.
The Fix: Dealers will inspect the affected connectors and replace any found to be corroded, and install a waterproof sheet over the connectors to prevent future corrosion. All work will be done for free.
What Owners Should Do: Mitsubishi has not yet announced an owner-notification schedule. Owners can call the automaker at 888-648-7820, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236 or go to www.safercar.gov for more info.
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