Manufacturer profile

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi has filed 149 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 1990, covering 7.62M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date2Ranked 101 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected175k2026 to date
Campaigns on file1491990 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 3 names, including "Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.", "MITSUBISHI AMERICA", "MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.".

Campaigns per year

Mitsubishi has averaged 2 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2014 peak of 9

Mitsubishi recall campaigns by report date, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02.557.5102001200420072010201392016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Airbags are Mitsubishi's most recalled component since 2016

Mitsubishi campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Airbags
9
Structure
6
Visibility and wipers
5
Back-over prevention
4
Seat belts
4
Powertrain
3
Brakes
3
Electrical system
3
Fuel system
1
Equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Mitsubishi relies on software fixes more than the industry: 50% of its 2022 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Mitsubishi against all manufacturers, by year.

MitsubishiAll manufacturers
050%100%20162018202020222024202650%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2012 is covered by the most Mitsubishi campaigns, 17

Mitsubishi campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

051015202012172014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Mitsubishi filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Mitsubishi campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-549Aug 25, 2026Due to improper software programming, the Alliance In-Vehicle Infotainment (A-IVI) system may fail to display the rearview camera image when the…Back-over prevention67,146Software update
26V-252Apr 20, 2026Liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedlyStructure108,046Part replacement
25V-507Aug 7, 2025Liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedlyStructure121,529Part replacement
25V-369Jun 2, 2025Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the rearview camera image may freeze, or not appear on the displayBack-over prevention198,940Software update
23V-345Jun 6, 2023Due to a software error in the in-vehicle infotainment system (A-IVI), the backup camera rearview image may not appear on the displayBack-over prevention89,907Software update
22V-563Aug 2, 2022Software error in the transmission control unit (CVT-ECU) may incorrectly reduce the transmission gear ratio at high speeds, which can result in…Powertrain76,508Software update
22V-470Jul 8, 2022Rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software errorBack-over prevention56,080Software update
22V-335May 13, 2022Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) in the right front, second-row right, and second-row left seat belt assemblies may deactivate before the seat…Seat belts2,865Part replacement
22V-027Jan 24, 2022Commutator and wires inside the fuel pump may be fused incorrectly, potentially causing the fuel pump to failFuel system16,616Part replacement
21V-821Oct 18, 2021Software programming error with a welding robot may have caused the vehicle's center pillar to be welded incorrectlyStructure1Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Mitsubishi's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 1995 Front safety belt buckle release buttons…0.66M
  2. 2000 Vehicle description: passenger vehicles0.57M
  3. 2015 In the affected vehicles, the passenger…0.44M
  4. 1999 Vehicle description: passenger vehicles0.31M
  5. 2001 Vehicle description: passenger vehicles…0.28M
Source: NHTSA ODI.