NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Recalls
The 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 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 2000–2004 Eclipse, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 08V454000
- Reported
- September 9, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,988
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 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 2000–2004 Eclipse, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Eclipse, 42 other models
2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the newest on July 7, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (33%) and the exterior lighting (17%).
1 of the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse's 4 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Latches/Locks/Linkages2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Structure1
- Unknown Or Other1
- Wheels1
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 6 complaints about the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Other 2005 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted