NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse Recalls
The 2004 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 2004 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
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 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 2000–2003, 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 2000–2003, 2005 Eclipse, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V312000
- Reported
- June 29, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 834
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2003 Eclipse, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Eclipse, 42 other models
2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the newest on September 20, 2021. Of these, 6 describe a crash (43%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the component group named most often is the structure (36%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
1 of the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse's 5 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure5
- Air Bags3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Service Brakes2
- Steering2
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 3. 36% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 14 complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Other 2004 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted