NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander Recalls
The 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 116
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander
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 2004–2013 Outlander, 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 2004 Outlander, 9 other models
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 04V197000
- Reported
- April 26, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,175
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Outlander, 1 other model
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 04V067000
- Reported
- February 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 134,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 03V194000
- Reported
- May 20, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,649
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 03V028000
- Reported
- January 30, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 116 owner complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander, the newest on August 27, 2024. Of these, 10 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander, the component group named most often is the suspension (24%), followed by the exterior lighting (16%) and the steering (12%).
1 of the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander's 6 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander owners gave the mileage (80 complaints), the median was 67,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension28
- Exterior Lighting19
- Steering14
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Electrical System9
- Air Bags8
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 14. 34% 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 Outlander drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 116 complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Outlander by model year
Other 2003 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 27, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted