NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Recalls
The 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 124
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2003 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 2000–2002, 2004–2005 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 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Eclipse, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 03V442000
- Reported
- November 4, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,087
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Eclipse, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Eclipse, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Eclipse, 12 other models
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 124 owner complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the newest on February 24, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (12%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the component group named most often is the structure (25%), followed by the power train (16%) and the engine and engine cooling (10%).
None of the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse's 5 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 36,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure31
- Power Train20
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Air Bags10
- Visibility10
- Tires9
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | |
| 2004 | 18 | |
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 22. 57% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Eclipse year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 124 complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Other 2003 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: February 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted