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2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The newest campaign is 16V458000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jun 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. NHTSA has 13 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, 16V458000, in the NHTSA record

MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front cross members. Depending on the level of existing corrosion, either a sealing/anti-corrosion agent will be applied or the front cross member will be replaced with a new one that has a sealing/anti-corrosion agent applied to it. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-003.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 233,302 units in total.

  1. 16V458000Received . 194,674 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Lancer, 2004 Lancer Wagon, 2003-2006 Lancer Evolution, 2003-2006 Outlander and 2007-2013 Outlander V-6 vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached front control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front cross members. Depending on the level of existing corrosion, either a sealing/anti-corrosion agent will be applied or the front cross member will be replaced with a new one that has a sealing/anti-corrosion agent applied to it. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-003.

    Report filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SR-16-003. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V334000Received . 38,628 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Lancer and Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured June 29, 2005, to June 19, 2007, equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 19, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-002.

    Report filed by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SR-16-002. 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

13 complaints, 13 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.

2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Electrical System1
Unknown or Other1
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
13 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 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 10 complaints.

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. 20032
  2. 20041
  3. 20052
  4. 20062
  5. 20071
  6. 20084
  7. 20095
  8. 20105
  9. 20113
  10. 20121
  11. 20131
  12. 20142
  13. 20152

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. 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/lancer-evolution/2006/. 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 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution?
233,302 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 Lancer Evolution have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, model years 2003 to 2015. 2 of them name the 2006 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 9 of 13 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.