r/RangerRaptor

>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000

>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

>Components STRUCTURE

>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046

>Summary

>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

>Remedy

>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Edit: Thanks to those who actually gave some advice and thoughts about what else could go wrong. I will be doing oil changes more frequently due to this and comments here. Now carry on with bickering about who knows more about oil changes and does them the most frequently on this forum.

TLDR: My 2024 Ranger Raptor blew a turbo while doing normal driving after less than 2 years of ownership and 12k miles. The dealer is replacing the turbo under warranty but refuses to do an oil change without paying out of pocket which seems absolutely absurd to me. Old oil through a brand new turbo?

Longe version: I bought my RR in Oct of 2024 with 5 miles on it and have loved it since. I did an oil change at exactly one year of ownership in Oct of 2025. When doing that oil change it took them 4-5 hours as they told me they didn’t have the oil filter (meanwhile I had made an appointment weeks in advance). Part of me doubts if they did the oil change properly as it may have caused the following issue.

I also had the Ford Performance Tune done on the vehicle shortly after the oil change was completed. This was done entirely through the dealership.

Fast forward to a week and a half ago, I was out driving for maybe 30-45mins when I pulled out onto a road doing a left turn, heard a small hiss noise from the engine, then next thing I knew there was clouds of smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. I immediately pulled over and inspected the vehicle. A very large amount of smoke coming from the left exhaust outlet and oil dripping from the exhaust (tail pipe and the inner muffler portion). I of course had it towed to the dealership.

The dealership inspected the vehicle and simply told me they just need to replace the turbo as the turbo failed and broke internally. To me, this seems way too simple for what is going on. I asked about other potentially damaged parts including the intercooler and the exhaust system (catalytic converters and the sensors). Those should also be, at a minimum, inspected especially due to the amount of oil that has gone through the exhaust. They did not say much about that. The kicker is I also asked about an oil change to which they stated “well that’s not part of the warranty, would you be willing to pay out of pocket?” To which I stated no and that they need to escalate that to a manager. Running old oil through a new turbo seems like putting a dirty oil in a new engine. Isn’t there a break in period?

Side note: Part of me is tempted to let them be negligent about the repair as it is still under warranty and lemon laws. My last new car (MK5 Supra) ended up being a lemon with a simple electric issue and this seems 5x worse.

Any advice or thoughts are appreciated. I’m sorry to post a sad story in this forum as I’m sure you all are enjoying the truck as much as I was….

I’ve daily driven a 19 Civic Type R since new. This thing is way more comfy and way quicker than I expected. Looking to do ford performance tune and a k&n intake on it soon and maybe a couple of lighting changes like amber DRL and some yellow stock location fogs.

This is how much oil my J&L catch can has collected after about 2000 miles of it being tuned. It’s getting a fresh oil change before I road trip it to Utah for the ranger raptor assault course. I was skeptical of these catch cans but I much rather this be collected here than collecting on the valves.

Now that I’m in a slightly darker environment … side vent LEDs and puddle lights.

My camper weighs maybe 3800 pounds fully loaded, and I’ve got another couple hundred pounds of gear in the bed of the truck. There’s quite a lot of sag in the rear suspension. I’m worried that the weight in the back of the truck decreases traction on the front wheels even though I’m well under the tow limit for the truck. Does this create any sort of safety issue?

Quick weekend trip to Big Bend NP for some hiking and offroading. Truck did awesome!