2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Recall: Rust prevention coating on the rear brake operating shafts could have been…

NHTSA campaign 20V741000 · Parking Brake · filed Nov 30, 2020 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

22K

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began May 4, 2021

The defect

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2016 Outlander and Outlander Sport vehicles. The rust prevention coating on the rear brake operating shafts could have been peeled off during the assembly process. As a result, water entering the rear brake caliper boot may cause the parking brake operating shafts to corrode and possibly bind.

The risk

If the parking brake operating shafts bind, the parking brakes may not engage or disengage fully. If the parking brakes do not engage properly, the vehicle could rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

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The fix — what to do

MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear brake caliper assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 4, 2021. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-20-005.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Mitsubishi	Outlander	2016
Mitsubishi	Outlander Sport	2016

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 20V741000 (manufacturer number SR-20-005). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.