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1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage. The newest campaign is 01V340002. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 01V340002, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the vehicles to insure that the bolt is tightened. For those bolts not properly tightened, the bolt and pulley will be removed and inspected for any indication of damage. Components showing any signs of damage will be replaced and the bolt tightened to the proper torque. Owner notification began on march 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-800-981-0452.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 72,955 units in total.

  1. 01V340002Received . 8,887 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The condition can result in a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the vehicles to insure that the bolt is tightened. For those bolts not properly tightened, the bolt and pulley will be removed and inspected for any indication of damage. Components showing any signs of damage will be replaced and the bolt tightened to the proper torque. Owner notification began on march 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-800-981-0452.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 00V311002Received . 61,068 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. The bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The condition can result in a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    On the mirage vehicles, the dealers will install a new, improved crankshaft pulley bolt on the older engines. On new engines which already have the improved bolt, the dealer will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specification. On the montero models, dealers will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specifications. If the bolt is damaged, it will be replaced.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 99V334000Received . 3,000 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Mitsubishi caribbean had replaced the original factory installed mounting bracket bolts of both driver and passenger air bags with aluminum rivets. After air bag deployment, the rivets can loosen or break, causing partial or total displacement of the air bag modules.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The air bag module could separate from the steering wheel after an air bag activation, increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these rivets with original factory bolts.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Structure1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 Mar 2006

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19861
  2. 19871
  3. 19881
  4. 19891
  5. 19901
  6. 19911
  7. 19932
  8. 19971
  9. 19983
  10. 19993
  11. 20001
  12. 20011

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi-caribbean/mirage/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage?
72,955 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage, model years 1986 to 2001. 3 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage name most often?
Electrical System: 1 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.