{"id":16464,"date":"2025-06-18T09:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=16464"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:50:05","slug":"more-than-200000-japanese-cars-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/more-than-200000-japanese-cars-recalled\/16464\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 200,000 Japanese cars recalled \u2014 Check every model affected"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems as if this year could be deemed the year of car recalls with yet another famous Japanese car brand recalling some its vehicles.\u00a0 Mitsubishi has made it public that over 200,000 SUVs are being recalled<\/strong> throughout the United States because of a major flaw. The problem increases the risk of accidents as it has to do with the rearview camera system which poses quite a bit of difficulty for the driver when reversing.\u00a0According to this recall that has been filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), this Japanese built carmaker recalls two of its most well-known models.<\/p>\n

Understanding the Mitsubishi fault in full detail<\/h2>\n

The recall by Mitsubishi deals with the infotainment software of the car which inevitably controls the rearview camera display. The problem leads to a flaw whereby the images tend to freeze or does not display properly when the vehicle is in reverse. The flaw is the result of a programming error with regard to the A-IVI software which ultimately controls the infotainment system supplied by Bosch.<\/p>\n

The lack of visibility caused by this flaw goes against the federal rear visibility safety standard and hence makes this recall all the more urgent. It is clear that the software will need reworking although all is normal when it comes to the hardware itself.<\/p>\n

The initial investigation of this software related issue started in May 2023 with 6 field reports and 358 warranty claims thus far. All of the reports received mentioned the camera going completely blank when reversing or even sort of freezing when the car was being pulled out backwards. The main problem came about in parking bays that were a tight squeeze to get into or when reversing too close to\u00a0pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Which models are being recalled by Mitsubishi?<\/h2>\n

Mazda, another Japanese car brand, recalled some of its vehicles recently due to a software issue as well. Mitsubishi’s recall is not all too rare, however, this time round only two of the Mitsubishi models are being recalled:<\/p>\n