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Mitsubishi Outlander 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-19-42A-008 · NHTSA communication 10166273 · issued Sep 12, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

This is a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) that was sent to dealers, to inform them that a metal popping noise may be heard when opening or closing the tailgate on certain 2020 Outlander Sport vehicles. This TSB instructs dealers how to adjust the position of the brackets to reduce or eliminated the popping noise.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.