NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 5, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V220000
- Reported
- April 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Lancer
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V569000
- Reported
- September 14, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66,001
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Lancer
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 2002–2005, 2007 Lancer, 3 other models
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 2007 Lancer, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Lancer, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Lancer, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005, 2007 Lancer, 46 other models
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on August 12, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the air bags (43%), followed by the suspension (24%) and the structure (14%).
3 of the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags16
- Suspension9
- Structure5
- Exterior Lighting4
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 14% 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: 2/5
The 37 complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2006 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: August 12, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted