NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Recalls
The 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 18, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 98
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 20V279000
- Reported
- May 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010 Lancer, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 18V069000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,053
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Lancer, 2 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 18V071000
- Reported
- January 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,641
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010 Lancer, 2 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 15V232000
- Reported
- April 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,396
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Lancer, 2 other models
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor
- Campaign
- 15V233000
- Reported
- April 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,958
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Lancer, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 14V562000
- Reported
- September 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,923
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2011 Lancer, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 09V435000
- Reported
- November 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,353
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Lancer, 1 other model
Service brakes, air: supply: check valve
- Campaign
- 09V077000
- Reported
- March 10, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,711
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Lancer, 1 other model
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 98 owner complaints about the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer, the newest on October 24, 2023. Of these, 11 describe a crash (11%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer, the component group named most often is the engine (22%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the power train (14%).
1 of the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer's 8 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer owners gave the mileage (67 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine22
- Electrical System19
- Power Train14
- Exterior Lighting13
- Service Brakes9
- Air Bags8
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 16. 17% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mitsubishi Lancer year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 98 complaints about the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mitsubishi Lancer by model year
Other 2009 Mitsubishi models
Newest record on this page: October 24, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted