NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Recalls
The 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 73
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2002 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 2000–2001, 2003–2005 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 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Eclipse, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Eclipse, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Eclipse, 12 other models
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 73 owner complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the newest on September 1, 2015. Of these, 5 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the component group named most often is the wheels (40%), followed by the structure (21%) and the tires (8%).
None of the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse's 4 recalls concerns the wheels.
Where 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 45,593 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Wheels29
- Structure15
- Tires6
- Electrical System5
- Power Train4
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 12. 52% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Eclipse year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Mitsubishi Eclipse years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 73 complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Other 2002 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: September 1, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted