The 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 83,555 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS17V6860002017-10-3083,555 affected
Defect
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor error thereby…
Consequence
Air bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SRS-ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-006.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes3injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
1crashes3injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1crashes3injuries
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Recalls on mitsubishi motor north america, inc. States the head lights and aor bags need to be replaced, but I never got notice from them for the recalls in the mail nor an email. I also had problems with maintenance light on dash going off when oil change was done on my car. Windshield had smear…”
“Recalls on mitsubishi motor north america, inc. States the head lights and aor bags need to be replaced, but I never got notice from them for the recalls in the mail nor an email. I also had problems with maintenance light on dash going off when oil change was done on my car. Windshield had smear…”
“Recalls on mitsubishi motor north america, inc. States the head lights and aor bags need to be replaced, but I never got notice from them for the recalls in the mail nor an email. I also had problems with maintenance light on dash going off when oil change was done on my car. Windshield had smear…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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