NHTSA Recall 12V372000
NHTSA Campaign Id 12V372000; Date: Aug. 1, 2012
The side and curtain air bags may not deploy in a crash for which those air bags were intended to deploy, increasing the risk of personal injury to the vehicle occupants.
Recalled Vehicles:
2012 Mitsubishi I-miev
Component: Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control Module
Manufactured by: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 261
Recall Summary:
Mitsubishi is recalling certain model year 2012 I-miev vehicles manufactured between November 4, 2011, and December 22, 2011. Incompatibility between the air bag sensors and the self-diagnostic software may deactivate the frontal and side airbag system. Should this occur, the srs warning lamp would illuminate to alert the driver.
How to Fix:
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incompatible air bag sensors with new, compatible units, free of charge. The safety recall began on during August 2012. Owners may contact Mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.
Recall Notes:
This is Mitsubishi recall number sr-12-003. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 21, 2012
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