>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
My husband and I test drove a 2025 Honda Pilot Trailsport yesterday with 9k miles on it. We both agree this is a really great family car and we want to move forward with the purchase. However, when looking it over with the salesperson, the lift gate wouldn’t close when pressing both the key fob or the button on the trunk. It would beep and the button would light up, but would not close. It WOULD open pressing any of the buttons. The salesperson was pretty flustered and assured me this would be fixed before purchase, or they would pay whomever I chose to look at it after purchase. However, I’m wondering if there’s just a setting we are missing, and perhaps a seasoned pilot owner can give some insight. I tried google and wasn’t able to find much.
Just got that my 2026 black edition last month, so far best decision I’ve made. Such a solid vehicle
A little fun turning my Pilot into a Hot Wheels with Ai. 😎
178,000miles, the engine bay looks pristine tho.
I need a beater for reliable commute.
Looking into purchasing this vehicle today.
Honestly, is it a good deal?
My 2013 pilot has 170k miles on it. Has survived the worse winters nh can throw at it without ever being garaged and until this year has never had any significant issues. And this years were an alternator, and a transmission line rusted into oblivion.
Before that my gen 1 ridgeline ran 200k without issue.
Starting to look at buying a new car, looked at Kia and Hyundai boards because their suvs are highly rated. Compared to this board it's like night and day. Routinely on the pilot board folks are buying 10 year old cars and loving it, while on the Kia boards folks are trying to convince each other that burning a qt of oil every 1000 miles is normal for older cars.
Thank you I will stick with Honda.
Sentali SS1 Wheels in Hyper Silver. 18 x 8.5 with a 35mm Offset. Really helps push the wheels out as the stock 55mm Offset sits too far inside the fenders for my liking.