TSB TSB-13-42A-002 — Mitsubishi Service bulletin

TSB-13-42A-002 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mitsubishi Lancer, 1996–2003 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB-13-42A-002 names

VehicleModel years
Mitsubishi Lancer 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003

Every document filed under TSB-13-42A-002

Document IDFiledType
TSB-13-42A-002 January 29, 2013 Service bulletin

What TSB-13-42A-002 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB-13-42A-002?

TSB-13-42A-002 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mitsubishi, covering the Mitsubishi Lancer across the 1996–2003 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals.

Which vehicles does TSB-13-42A-002 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mitsubishi Lancer (1996, 2000, 2002–2003). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB TSB-13-42A-002 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB-13-42A-002 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of TSB-13-42A-002?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under TSB-13-42A-002, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under TSB-13-42A-002. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.