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Montero Sport cleared of vehicle defects in SUA–report

Third-party investigator releases report on alleged SUA cases

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) has released the findings of a third party
investigator that it hired to check for possible defects in the 2010-2015 Montero Sport related to
allegations of sudden unintended acceleration. Here’s the news from Mitsubishi:

A third party investigating body tapped by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has released
the results of its investigation on the alleged sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) of
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2010-2015 models. Horiba Mira Ltd, an automotive engineering
company based in the United Kingdom, has found no technical cause that explains SUA
incidents involving sudden unintended acceleration together with perceived inability to stop the
vehicle.

MMC, on its own, took the initiative to contract Horiba Mira to remove doubts on the road
worthiness of Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2010-2015 models.

Horiba Mira started its investigation in June 2016 and released its formal findings in September
2016, which states:

“The investigation has found only one plausible root cause for sudden unintended acceleration,
and inability to stop the Mitsubishi Montero Sport vehicle. Our hypothesis is that these incidents
were caused by the driver mistakenly applying the accelerator, believing that they were pressing
the brake pedal.

“Other root cause hypotheses have been excluded because they would require simultaneous, but
temporary, malfunction of both the engine control and the vehicle braking system without fault
conditions being logged by any vehicle systems and DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Code) being
recorded. Since these are independent systems, the possibility of simultaneous failure is
extremely low.

“There are other potential causes for undemanded acceleration that have not been ruled out by
the investigation, but none of these would affect the braking system. If such a failure occurred,
the driver would still have the opportunity to control the vehicle using the brakes or by
disengaging the transmission.

A suite of EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) screening tests were performed on a vehicle

that had previously been involved in a SUA claim. The results showed that the vehicle is
extremely resilient at very high test levels of EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). … No adverse
behaviour was observed during testing with levels corresponding to EU regulations and ISO
standards.”

With the third party investigation now complete, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation
(MMPC) once again assures the public that the previous generation Montero Sport model (2010-
2015) is neither defective nor unsafe to use.

MMPC President and CEO Mr. Yoshiaki Kato commented: “We are very much pleased on the
outcome of the results of Horiba Mira investigation. The methodical evaluation conducted by
Horiba Mira , which found no irregularities in the function and design of vehicle, is an
affirmation of our earlier statement that there is nothing wrong with the Montero Sport causing
SUA. We hope that the results of the investigation, will finally put an end to the SUA issue on
the Montero Sport.’’

MMPC turned over the complete results of Horiba Mira evaluation report to DTI for study and
reference.