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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The newest campaign is 15V338000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jun 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 21 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 15V338000, in the NHTSA record

MMNA will notify their owners, and Chrysler will notify the Chrysler and Dodge owners. Dealers will install a tether strap to retain the passenger sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-15-005. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R30.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 543,874 units in total.

  1. 15V338000Received . 443,442 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the passenger side sun visor detaches and is propelled rearward, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    MMNA will notify their owners, and Chrysler will notify the Chrysler and Dodge owners. Dealers will install a tether strap to retain the passenger sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-15-005. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R30.

    Report filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SR-15-005 (FCA R30). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 04V428000Received . 100,432 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the bilingual english/spanish removable air bag warning labels affixed to the dash and to the sunvisor do not meet the size requirements of the standard.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Mitsubishi caribbean will mail a customer notification letter containing a written description and a graphic of the bi-lingual dashboard air bag warning label. In addition, all current 2000-2004 nativa owners will also receive replacement air bag alert labels for the sun visors. This recall is expected to begin during march or april 2005. The notification to the nativa owners is expected to begin during april or may 2005. Owners should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN.

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Complaints by component

21 complaints, 23 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.

2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Wheels7
Structure4
Visibility2
Fuel System, Other2
Air Bags2
Tires2
Power Train1
Suspension1
Electrical System1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Complaints that report a crash
4
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
26 Jan 2010

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 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 8 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA02007Engineering analysisALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL DENTINGWheels31 May 20021 May 2003

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. 19950
  2. 19960
  3. 19971
  4. 19981
  5. 19991
  6. 20001
  7. 20018
  8. 20022
  9. 20033
  10. 20044
  11. 20052
  12. 20074
  13. 20081
  14. 20091

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. 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/eclipse-spyder/2002/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder?
543,874 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, model years 1995 to 2009. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder name most often?
Wheels: 7 of 23 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.