NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage Recalls
The 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 1, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage, 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 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 2000–2001 Mirage, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Mirage, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Mirage, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Mirage, 46 other models
2002 Mitsubishi Mirage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage, the newest on July 21, 2006. Of these, 2 describe a crash (40%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the power train (20%).
None of the 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage's 4 recalls concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Power Train1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 1. 80% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Mirage by model year
Other 2002 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: July 21, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted