NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Recalls
The 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 24
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
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 2003–2005 Eclipse Spyder, 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, 2003–2005 Eclipse Spyder, 9 other models
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the newest on June 9, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (21%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the component group named most often is the wheels (33%), followed by the structure (17%) and the air bags (13%).
1 of the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Wheels8
- Structure4
- Air Bags3
- Fuel System, Other2
- Power Train2
- Tires2
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 8. 67% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 24 complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder by model year
Other 2002 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted