Mitsubishi Outlander 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TIN-18-23-001 · NHTSA communication 10130473 · issued Feb 5, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
This is a Technical Information Notice sent to dealers, it informs dealers of leaking water hoses on the CVT8 fluid coolers. The notice instructs dealers to leave water hoses and clamps undisturbed, this will help MMC perform a duplication test to confirm the area of leakage.
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.