NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse Recalls
The 2006 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 2006 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
- 99
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2006 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 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 15V337000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,836
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Eclipse, 1 other model
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 2005, 2007 Eclipse, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 05V299000
- Reported
- June 27, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,760
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V247000
- Reported
- June 2, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,151
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 99 owner complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the newest on July 24, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse, the component group named most often is the service brakes (58%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (16%) and the air bags (11%).
3 of the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse's 4 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse owners gave the mileage (66 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes57
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic16
- Air Bags11
- Power Train6
- Structure5
- Tires5
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 31 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 31. 19% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Eclipse year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the three best-measured Mitsubishi Eclipse years.
The 99 complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Eclipse by model year
Other 2006 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: July 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted