The 2010 Mitsubishi > Lancer Sportback Rallia has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 165,923 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING14V5620002014-09-12165,923 affected
Defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Lancer, Lancer Evolution, and Outlander; 2009-2011 Lancer Sportback, Lancer Rilliart, and Lancer Sportback Ralliart; and 2011 Outlander Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles, manufactured with 4B1 engines, have an engine…
Consequence
If the drive belt detaches, the battery may discharge, resulting in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the drive belt with a rubber belt. Drive pulleys that are excessively worn will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's…
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My vehicle has 68000 miles on it. The ayc pump has failed. This is a $2200 part plus labor. The twin clutch sst transmission has failed. This is a $13,000 transmission plus labor. This is ridiculous that these two highly expensive parts have failed so early in this vehicles life. Also, it is just…”
“Made it 1/4mile from my house.it was 6am ,running 35 to 40mph ,headlights and taillights went out .dash started saying the hood was open and the tranny needed serviced and had to drive it back home in the dark.following behind my honda van .the brake lights still worked.. Got it home and parked it…”
“Made it 1/4mile from my house.it was 6am ,running 35 to 40mph ,headlights and taillights went out .dash started saying the hood was open and the tranny needed serviced and had to drive it back home in the dark.following behind my honda van .the brake lights still worked.. Got it home and parked it…”
“Made it 1/4mile from my house.it was 6am ,running 35 to 40mph ,headlights and taillights went out .dash started saying the hood was open and the tranny needed serviced and had to drive it back home in the dark.following behind my honda van .the brake lights still worked.. Got it home and parked it…”
“There is a small leak in the gas tank that warrants new gas tank. This car has less than 42000 miles and it had never been driven during floods nor involved in an accident.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2010 Mitsubishi > Lancer Sportback Rallia as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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