The 1999 Mitsubishi Diamante has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 109,682 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT04V4280002004-09-01100,432 affected
Defect
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
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy
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…
PARKING BRAKE00V1320002000-05-089,250 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEAD OF THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE RETAINING CLIP FOR THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE CAN BECOME BRITTLE AND BREAK OFF.
Consequence
IF THE SCREW HEAD BREAKS OFF, THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE RETAINER CLIP CAN BECOME DISLODGED AND COULD RESULT IN THE PARKING BRAKE DRAGGING AND/OR FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO PROPERLY HOLD. SEIZURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE, ESPECIALLY ON WET OR SNOW COVERED ROADS, COULD RESULT IN LOCKUP OF ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETAINING CLIP SCREW AND IN THE PROCESS INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM OF ANY POSSIBLE RELATED DAMAGE. ANY RELATED DAMAGE THAT MAY BE FOUND WILL ALSO BE REPAIRED.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1
Total complaints26
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“"takata recall" I found the most recent recall on the page, https://driving-tests.org/vin-decoder/ when I try to know more about vin number was. I searched in google search. And that why I found this information. Thans a lot for your help. The vehicle was in motion.”
“"takata recall" I found the most recent recall on the page, https://driving-tests.org/vin-decoder/ when I try to know more about vin number was. I searched in google search. And that why I found this information. Thans a lot for your help. The vehicle was in motion.”
“"takata recall" I found the most recent recall on the page, https://driving-tests.org/vin-decoder/ when I try to know more about vin number was. I searched in google search. And that why I found this information. Thans a lot for your help. The vehicle was in motion.”
“Rear end unstable. Vehicle backend swerves and fishtails on wet or icy surfaces. Repair shop states back end is frozen and unable to align rear tires causing vehicle to swerve when driven on wet or icy surfaces. Misalignment of rear results in new tires having to be purchased approximately every…”
“I own a mitsubishi diamante, 1999. I noticed fumes covering the passenger side windshield. In the winter time the problem is worse and it covers both passenger side and driver's side creating very dangerous driving conditions. *tr”
“1999 mitsubishi diamante. Consumer states that thread patterns on tires on vehicle are asymmetric. *tgw the consumer stated the tires didn't have any tread wear, or other ratings on them. The consumer was told the tires were mounted correctly. Updated 04/14/10. *jb”
“Smell of antifreeze inside car, windows fogged up making it very difficult to drive. Mechanic says is likely heater core failure, $700 to fix. *nm”
“The windows fog up so bad that it becomes hard to see. The vents spew out the pungent smell of anti-freeze. I have noticed on more than a few occasions that puffs of vapor shoot out from under the passenger side dash and vents. I know that anti-freeze is poisonous to humans and don't think that…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Mitsubishi Diamante as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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