NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Mitsubishi Galant Recalls
The 2006 Mitsubishi Galant has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 9, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Mitsubishi Galant. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 24
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant
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 Galant, 3 other models
2006 Mitsubishi Galant complaints by year
NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant, the newest on May 30, 2020. Of these, 4 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant, the component group named most often is the electrical system (38%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (17%).
The 2006 Mitsubishi Galant's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2006 Mitsubishi Galant owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System9
- Air Bags5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Exterior Lighting3
- Structure3
- Visibility3
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 5. 25% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 24 complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Galant by model year
Other 2006 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: May 30, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted