The 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 100,432 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. 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…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
1crashes
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“4 years old, 24k miles, never in an accident. The door light came on. Driver side door misaligned. There was half an inch space between the bottom of the door and the body frame. It got more difficult to open every day. Three weeks later, the door couldn't open at all. Dealer lubricated and…”
“The clutch disc on a 2002 mitsubishi mirage manual transmission was eaten up down to the bare metal, starting to eat away at the flywheel and chip the driveshaft because I was not informed in any way that the clutch disc was a wear item and was disappointed when I found out. The clutch disc was…”
“The "service engine soon" malfunction indicator light has came on for the fourth time on 5.7.04 after it was supposed to have been fixed after the third time it was taken into the dealership for repair on 4.26.04. *ak”
“Vehicle involved in severe crash with heavy front end damage. The air bags did not deploy resulting in facial injuries and cracked ribs to the driver. *ak”
“Consumer states while appying brake at 25-30 mph the pedal went to the floor, and causes a rear end collision and total the vehicle, dealer notified. Nlm”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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