— Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today submitted its weekly report to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the current status of recalls and other improvement measures stemming from past "repair directives," or so-called shiji-kaishu. Today's report is the third weekly report submitted by the company.
Libero wagon recall on July 2
MMC has confirmed two more accidents (injuries), one on June 23 and one on June 24, related to a defect in the tailgate. On further investigation of the information at hand, the company has also discovered that a further three accidents (injuries) may have occurred, bringing the total to 16. As such, the company needs to take quick action and will submit a recall on June 2.
Current status of submissions
Of the 30 submissions (26 recalls, 4 improvement measures) related to past repair directives, MMC has submitted 19 recalls and one improvement measure as of today. In addition to the Libero wagon recall on July 2, MMC will also submit six recalls and three improvement measures on July 7, finishing all submissions related to past repair directives.
|
Submission date |
June 4 |
June 18 |
June 30 |
July 2 |
July 7 |
Recalls
(26) |
No. of cases
(accumulated) |
1 |
10
(11) |
8
(19) |
1
(20) |
6
(26) |
No. of units
(accumulated) |
115 |
50,837
(50,952) |
12,501
(63,453) |
48,718
(112,171) |
42,544
(154,715) |
Improvement
measures
(4) |
No. of cases
(accumulated) |
|
1
(1) |
|
|
3
(4) |
No. of units
(accumulated) |
|
12 |
|
|
54,866
(54,898) |
N.B. No. of units for Japan only
Although all submissions related to past repair directives will be finalized on July 7, the company will continue its investigations for 52 service campaigns. The company will continue working with the ministry and take appropriate steps as needed.
