NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 5, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 80
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V220000
- Reported
- April 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Lancer
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V569000
- Reported
- September 14, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66,001
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Lancer
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 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Lancer, 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 2002–2003 Lancer, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 Lancer, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 Lancer, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Lancer, 46 other models
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 80 owner complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on March 2, 2019. Of these, 7 describe a crash (9%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the visibility (26%), followed by the air bags (24%) and the electrical system (9%).
2 of the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility21
- Air Bags19
- Electrical System7
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Power Train7
- Vehicle Speed Control7
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 14. 31% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Lancer year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Mitsubishi Lancer years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 80 complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2004 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: March 2, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted