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Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, across 8 model years from 2000 to 2009. The 2007 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).

Model years
8

2000–2009, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2007

4 recalls

Owner complaints
188

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 188 complaints with NHTSA about the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder across 9 model years; the most, 81, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 27 of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder complaints (14%) and a fire on 7.

Across all Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder model years, owners name the wheels most often (at least 47 complaints), then the service brakes (26).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder in 2003: 27, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is equipment: other: labels, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder recall, 15V337000, was reported on June 2, 2015 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder years to avoid

Too few Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2009171not ranked
20081162not ranked
20074225not ranked
2005221not ranked
2004463not ranked
20033278not ranked
200222416not ranked
200108144not ranked
2000132not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V337000June 2, 2015service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2007–2009crash74,836
15V338000June 2, 2015air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2002–2005injury443,442
08V454000September 9, 2008fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2007fire45,988
06V414000October 31, 2006power train: automatic transmission2007crash1,772
06V334000September 6, 2006structure: frame and members2007crash1,516
04V428000September 1, 2004equipment: other: labels2000, 2002–2005—100,432
04V312000June 29, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2004fire834
03V442000November 4, 2003fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2003–2004fire17,087

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 28, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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