The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DURING EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, ICE CAN BUILD UP INSIDE THE ENGINE THROTTLE VALVE. THIS ICE BUILD-UP COULD CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK OR NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE AFTER ACCELERATING.
The risk
FAILURE TO RETURN TO IDLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER TO ELIMINATE THIS CONDITION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 29, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 2003 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 2003 | 116 | 6 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2003
14 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the vehicle speed control; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 03V512000 5 Dec 2003 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 03V427000 30 Oct 2003 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 03V372000 6 Oct 2003 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 03V353000 23 Sept 2003 | ELDORADO NATIONAL COMPANY |
| 03V280000 5 Aug 2003 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 03V259000 22 Jul 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 03V254000 21 Jul 2003 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 03V246000 10 Jul 2003 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003