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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Recalls

The 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

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 2004–2005 Lancer Evolution, 3 other models

16V458000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V334000
Reported
May 23, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 38,628
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 1 other model

16V334000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the newest on October 14, 2018.

In complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (42%), followed by the engine (13%) and the power train (13%).

None of the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution's 2 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling10
  • Engine3
  • Power Train3
  • Suspension3
  • Electrical System2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200910
20105
20145
20162
20182

Complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 10. 42% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution by model year

Other 2006 Mitsubishi models

Newest record on this page: October 14, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted