The 1990 Mitsubishi Mighty Max has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 658,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS95V1030041995-05-24658,000 affected
Defect
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence
THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving engine shut down. Consumer got the vehicle to coast off the ramp. Consumer noticed smoke coming from the engine, and engine was dripping gas. Fuel injector would not cut off, which flooded the engine. *ak the repair shop found that the main control module failed which caused about 1…”
“While driving engine shut down. Consumer got the vehicle to coast off the ramp. Consumer noticed smoke coming from the engine, and engine was dripping gas. Fuel injector would not cut off, which flooded the engine. *ak the repair shop found that the main control module failed which caused about 1…”
“I don't know if I have an isolated problem wwith my specific truck or all owners of this vehicle are having the same prroblem. I can tell by the pricing of this component ($930.00) that they are in high demand. There must be a pattern because even the salvage yards are asking $450.00 for a…”
“Driver side buckle will not latch properly and so middle seat buckle will not latch. Tt”
“Seat belt retractor failure.”
“Buckle on passenger side broke, allowing pieces to fall down inside buckle, result inoperative. Tt”
“The driver side seat belt got caught around the seat control arm . Tt”
“While driving occupants are capable of pulling out key from ignition. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Mitsubishi Mighty Max as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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