Cash payments and other benefits are available for eligible current and former owners and lessees of certain Mitsubishi vehicles.
 
Estimated cash payments are expected to be up to $250 per Mitsubishi Class Vehicle with the potential for additional payments of unclaimed funds.

What is the Settlement About?

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors North America, Incorporated (together, “Mitsubishi”) have agreed to a proposed class action settlement to resolve claims in a lawsuit called In Re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 2:19-ml-02905-JAK-JPR (the “Settlement”). The lawsuit alleges that the Mitsubishi Class Vehicles (defined below) contain defective ZF-TRW airbag control units (“ZF-TRW ACUs”) that are vulnerable to a condition called electrical overstress, which may cause the vehicles’ airbags and other safety features to fail during a collision.

Mitsubishi denies the allegations in the lawsuit but has agreed to the Settlement to resolve the case. The Court has not decided who is right.

Who is included?

The Class consists of all persons or entities who or which, on November 1, 2024, own or lease or previously owned or leased Mitsubishi Class Vehicles that were originally sold or leased in the United States or any of its territories or possessions.

To determine whether your vehicle is part of the Class, please enter your Vehicle Identification Number (“VIN”) on the VIN lookup page to check the eligibility of your vehicle.

Eligibility for cash payments will be determined by VIN. The Mitsubishi Class Vehicles are the: 

• 2013-2017 Mitsubishi Lancer;
• 2013-2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution;
• 2013-2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart;
• 2013-2016 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback; and 
• 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander.

What does the Settlement provide?

If approved, the Settlement will provide cash compensation and other benefits to Class Members. These benefits are:

• A $8,500,000 Settlement Fund to pay Class Members who submit a valid claim. The cash payment will be up to $250 per Mitsubishi Class Vehicle, with the potential for additional payments of unclaimed funds, depending on the volume of claims submitted and court-awarded fees and costs; and
• A robust Mitsubishi Class Vehicle inspection program.

Please review FAQ 5, FAQ 6, FAQ 7, FAQ 8, and FAQ 9 for more information.