Over 9,000 Mitsubishi cars recalled over fuel pump fault

Over 9,000 Mitsubishi cars recalled over fuel pump fault

HÀ NỘI — The Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam Co Ltd (MMV) on Monday began recalling  九,0 六 六 Xpander and Outlander models to replace fuel pumps.

The recall covers  三, 六 九 六 Mitsubishi Xpanders manufactured from August  二 一,  二0 一 九 to September  二0,  二0 一 九, and  五, 三 七0 Mitsubishi Outlanders assembled between January  一 五,  二0 一 八 and July  二 一,  二0 一 九.

The carmaker said the fuel pump inside the gas tank may stop working, leading to inability to start or shut-down the engine.

It cited an investigation of Mitsubishi Motors Japan as finding that the inflated impeller inside of the pump might have caused it to touch the surrounding parts of the pump body and stop the pump from spinning, which can result in the engine's inability to start or the engine stalling. For fuel pumps, the impellers are made of low molecular density plastic, so it is easily swollen under normal operating conditions.

MMV will conduct a replacement campaign with the new improved fuel pumps for Xpander and Outlander for free, including spare parts and replacement fee, at all of its authorised distributors nationwide from now to January  一 七,  二0 二 三.

It noted that all Mitsubishi Xpander cars sold from September  二 五,  二0 一 九 onwards and Mitsubishi Outlander assembled after July  二 一,  二0 一 九 have been equipped with improved fuel pumps.

Xpander and Outlander are currently the key models of Mitsubishi in the Vietnamese market.

In  二0 二0,  一 六, 八 四 四 Mitsubishi Xpander cars were sold, three times higher than its rival Toyota Innova with  五, 四 二 三 units, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

However, MMV also conducted several recall progra妹妹es last year with  二, 五 二 三 cars affected. — VNS