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Automotive · Japan · 2025-02-06

Origin: 日本

Mitsubishi vehicles with damaged steering wheel touch sensors due to insufficient design

Country	Japan
Category	Automotive
Published	2025-02-06
Country of origin	日本
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Models affected	Outlander PHEV
Units affected	30769
Defect	Due to insufficient consideration during design, some of the built-in touch sensors in the steering wheel may be damaged during manufacturing, leading to poor sensor conductivity during use, which can prevent the system from detecting whether the driver is gripping the steering wheel. As a result, when the Mi-Pilot (※) function is in use, a system malfunction warning may be displayed and Mi-Pilot may stop functioning, or a hands-off warning may not be displayed even if the driver releases the steering wheel. If the warning is not displayed, it does not comply with Safety Standard Article 11 (…
Component	Steering system (Steering wheel)
Remedy	For all vehicles, confirm the manufacturing date of the steering wheel, and for affected ones, replace the steering wheel with an improved part.
Recall number	5608
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	OEMs/dealers will run the remedy (repair, replace or refund); component suppliers in the chain may face traceback.
Self-check for comparable products	Check your comparable products' design, materials and QC records against the defect described here.
Rules & standards likely involved	the destination market's product-safety rules and mandatory standards

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