NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mitsubishi Outlander Recalls
The 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 52
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 2005–2013 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 2003 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 2003 Outlander, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 03V429000
- Reported
- November 3, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 394
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander
2004 Mitsubishi Outlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 52 owner complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander, the newest on August 25, 2022. Of these, 10 describe a crash (19%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander, the component group named most often is the suspension (38%), followed by the structure (15%) and the air bags (13%).
1 of the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander's 4 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension20
- Structure8
- Air Bags7
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Exterior Lighting6
- Steering5
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 9. 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 Outlander drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Outlander year in the same window: 10th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 52 complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Outlander by model year
Other 2004 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 25, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted