NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Recalls
The 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 308
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V338000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Eclipse, 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V428000
- Reported
- September 1, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,432
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Eclipse, 9 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 01V295001
- Reported
- September 25, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,803
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 01V011001
- Reported
- January 16, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 277,227
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Eclipse, 1 other model
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Campaign
- 00V225001
- Reported
- August 10, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 228,294
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 99V333001
- Reported
- November 23, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,179
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 99V305001
- Reported
- November 1, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,817
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Eclipse, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Eclipse, 23 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Eclipse, 12 other models
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 308 owner complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the newest on August 8, 2022. Of these, 14 describe a crash (5%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the component group named most often is the wheels (42%), followed by the structure (13%) and the exterior lighting (8%).
4 of the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse's 10 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse owners gave the mileage (105 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Wheels128
- Structure41
- Exterior Lighting25
- Electrical System21
- Visibility21
- Tires19
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | |
| 2001 | 52 | |
| 2002 | 66 | |
| 2003 | 32 | |
| 2004 | 39 | |
| 2005 | 21 | |
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 66. 58% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Eclipse year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Mitsubishi Eclipse years to avoid by our method.
The 308 complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Other 2000 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 8, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted