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Year · Make · Model

2020 Mitsubishi Outlander

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
28
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
96
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

28 filed
5
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    11
  • Unknown OR Other
    8
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Warnings
    4
  • AIR Bags
    4
  • Service Brakes
    2
  • Seats
    2
  • Engine
    2
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
26V252000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT2026-04-20

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

RiskA gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

FixMMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

25V507000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT2025-08-07

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles sold and/or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

RiskA gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

FixMMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 6, 2025. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-25-002

20V280000·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2020-05-18

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Outlander and 2019 Outlander PHEV vehicles. The seat belt for the right side second-row seat may have been assembled incorrectly.

RiskAn incorrectly assembled seat belt may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

FixMMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the right side second-row seat belt and replace it as necessary, free of charge. This recall began June 17, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-20-002.

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