Model year record

2018 Mitsubishi Mirage

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 17 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V686000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
83,555
Reported to NHTSA
2017-10-30
Owners notified
2017-11-10

Defect description

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 disabling the air bags from deploying in a crash.

Safety risk

Air bags that do not deploy as designed in a crash increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer 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.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Air bags46,502 mi
Steering212,000 mi
Wheels: hubcap/cover2110,000 mi
Engine119,036 mi
Exterior lighting117,000 mi
Power train18 mi
Service brakes114,500 mi
Suspension112,000 mi
Unknown or other114,500 mi
Vehicle speed control16,502 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal119,036 mi
Wheels112,000 mi

The 2017 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2019 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.