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Mitsubishi Outlander 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-20-42A-001 · NHTSA communication 10172712 · issued Feb 3, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This TSB updates the Body section of the affected Service Manuals to correct the tightening torque of the fixing bolt for the tailgate latch, and to distinguish the different torques for the 2 types of bolts for 2019 model year vehicles.

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.