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NHTSA campaign 16V563000 · Mitsubishi campaign SR-16-006

Mitsubishi Recall 16V-563: Vehicle Hesitation when Accelerating

NHTSA recall 16V563000 (Mitsubishi campaign SR-16-006) was reported by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. on July 28, 2016, with 82,436 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Mitsubishi Lancer and Mitsubishi Outlander for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on August 15, 2016, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V563000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Mitsubishi VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
16V563000 (also written 16V-563 or 16V563)
Filed by
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Mitsubishi campaign number
SR-16-006
Report received
Potentially affected
82,436 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Owners notified

Repair completion: 84.23% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V563000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Mitsubishi

  • Mitsubishi Lancer

    • 2016 · Vehicles built October 12, 2015 – April 27, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Outlander

    • 2016 · Vehicles built May 11, 2015 – April 26, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

    • 2015 · Vehicles built June 25, 2014 – November 25, 2015 (per NHTSA)
    • 2016 · Vehicles built January 11, 2016 – July 8, 2016 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V563000.

Defect description

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.

Safety consequence

A hesitation during acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.

Notes

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V563000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.