NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Recalls
The 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2003 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 2002, 2004–2005 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, 2002, 2004–2005 Eclipse Spyder, 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 Spyder, 2 other models
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the newest on September 18, 2017. Of these, 5 describe a crash (19%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the component group named most often is the structure (26%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the tires (15%).
1 of the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure7
- Air Bags4
- Tires4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System2
- Fuel System, Gasoline2
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 4. 30% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 27 complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted