1990 Mitsubishi Precis: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Mitsubishi Precis. The newest campaign is 94V080000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Apr 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. 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, 94V080000, in the NHTSA record
Mitsubishi has developed an appropriate countermeasure that will comply with all requirements of FMVSS 301.
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 .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 15,171 units in total.
94V080000Received . 12,890 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The vehicles failed the lateral moving barrier impact test requirements of FMVSS 301, "fuel system integrity." the fuel leakage from the gas tank exceeded the maximum allowable amount of spillage.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of an accident, the fuel spillage can result in a fire if exposed to a source of ignition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Mitsubishi has developed an appropriate countermeasure that will comply with all requirements of FMVSS 301.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V053000Received . 2,281 units.
Wheels / Hubcap/Cover
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Lock washer located under the nut that secures the front hub to the drive shaft may have had improper heat treatment and could crack.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause wheel bearing freeplay and could result in bearing damage, and possible loss of vehicle control through wheel failure.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace lock washer on each front wheel and repair area around lock washer as necessary.
Report filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR 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.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 3 |
- 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
- 11 Feb 1995
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
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.
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 1990 Mitsubishi PrecisThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Mitsubishi Precis: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/precis/1990/. 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 1990 Mitsubishi Precis?
- 15,171 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 Precis have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Precis, model years 1987 to 1994. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Mitsubishi Precis name most often?
- Power Train: 3 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Mitsubishi Precis open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.