1992 Mitsubishi Expo: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1992 Mitsubishi Expo. The newest campaign is 98V168000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Jul 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 41 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, 98V168000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 48,508 units in total.
98V168000Received . 9,560 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: all wheel drive passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V063001Received . 38,948 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Excess lubrication can cause the rubber door latch switch cover to deform, and the door latch switch to malfunction, so that the shoulder belt anchorage would remain at the a-pillar when the door was closed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the door latch switch.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
41 complaints, 45 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 22 |
| Structure | 6 |
| Power Train | 6 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Parking Brake | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Sep 2019
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA98002 | Engineering analysis | TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP | Wheels | 30 Jan 1998 | 30 Apr 1998 | 98V069001 |
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.
- 19922
- 19932
- 19941
- 19951
- 19961
- 20030
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1992 Mitsubishi ExpoThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 Mitsubishi Expo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/expo/1992/. 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 AMERICA
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Mitsubishi Expo?
- 48,508 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 Expo have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Expo, model years 1992 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Mitsubishi Expo name most often?
- Seat Belts: 22 of 45 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Mitsubishi Expo open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.