NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mitsubishi Galant Recalls
The 2003 Mitsubishi Galant has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 1, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mitsubishi Galant. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 126
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant, 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 Galant
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 Galant, 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 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Galant, 46 other models
2003 Mitsubishi Galant complaints by year
NHTSA has received 126 owner complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant, the newest on March 27, 2022. Of these, 15 describe a crash (12%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant, the component group named most often is the visibility (36%), followed by the structure (17%) and the electrical system (13%).
None of the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant's 3 recalls concerns the visibility.
Where 2003 Mitsubishi Galant owners gave the mileage (76 complaints), the median was 63,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility45
- Structure21
- Electrical System17
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
- Air Bags11
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 28. 30% 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 Galant drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Galant year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 126 complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Galant are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Galant by model year
Other 2003 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: March 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted