NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Mitsubishi Mirage Recalls
The 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 1, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage
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 2000, 2002 Mirage, 9 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 01V340001
- Reported
- November 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Mirage
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Mirage, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Mirage, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 Mirage, 46 other models
2001 Mitsubishi Mirage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage, the newest on December 13, 2022. Of these, 9 describe a crash (29%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (23%), followed by the structure (19%) and the air bags (13%).
None of the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage's 5 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 60,290 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control7
- Structure6
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System4
- Seat Belts3
- Equipment2
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 8. 45% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Mirage year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the three best-measured Mitsubishi Mirage years.
The 31 complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Mirage by model year
Other 2001 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: December 13, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted