More than 9,000 Xpander and Outlander cars are being recalled to replace fuel pumps (Photo: mitsubishi-motors.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Mitsubishi MotorsVietnam Co. Ltd (MMV) on January 18 began recalling 9,066 units of Xpander andOutlander models to replace fuel pumps.
The recall covers 3,696 Mitsubishi Xpandersmanufactured from August 21, 2019 to September 20, 2019, and 5,370 MitsubishiOutlanders assembled between January 15, 2018 and July 21, 2019.
The carmaker said the fuel pump inside the gastank may stop working, leading to inability to start the engine or shut-down ofthe engine.
It cited an investigation of Mitsubishi MotorsJapan as finding that the inflated impeller inside of the pump might havecaused it to touch the surrounding parts of the pump body and stop the pump fromspinning, which can result in the engine inability to start or the enginestalling. For fuel pumps, the impellers are made of low moleculardensity plastic, so it is easily swollen under normal operatingconditions.
MMV will conduct a replacement campaign with thenew improved fuel pumps for Xpander and Outlander for free completely,including spare parts and replacement fee, at all of its authoriseddistributors nationwide from now to January 17, 2023.
It noted that all Mitsubishi Xpander cars sold fromSeptember 25, 2019 onwards and Mitsubishi Outlander assembled after July 21,2019 have been equipped with improved fuel pumps.
Xpander and Outlander are currently the keymodels of Mitsubishi in the Vietnamese market.
In 2020, 16,844 Mitsubishi Xpander cars weresold, three times higher than its rival Toyota Innova with 5,423 units,according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
However, MMV also conducted several recallprogrammes last year with 2,523 cars affected./.
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More than 9,000 Xpander and Outlander cars are being recalled to replace fuel pumps (Photo: mitsubishi-motors.com.vn) 
