NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 148
- Crashes reported
- 32
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, 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 Lancer
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 16V458000
- Reported
- June 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 Lancer, 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 2003–2004 Lancer, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Lancer, 5 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 Lancer, 46 other models
2002 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 148 owner complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on June 27, 2022. Of these, 32 describe a crash (22%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the visibility (17%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the power train (15%).
None of the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer's 4 recalls concerns the visibility.
Where 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (86 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility25
- Air Bags23
- Power Train22
- Engine And Engine Cooling19
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic16
- Suspension15
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 19 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 16 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 19. 41% 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 Lancer drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Lancer year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 148 complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2002 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted