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Mitsubishi Expo Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 81 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Mitsubishi Expo (1992–2003). The most-complained-about year is 1992.

3
safety recalls, all years
81
owner complaints, all years
1992
year with most recalls
1992
year with most complaints

Pick your Mitsubishi Expo model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Mitsubishi Expo01
1996 Mitsubishi Expo11
1995 Mitsubishi Expo111
1994 Mitsubishi Expo115
1993 Mitsubishi Expo212
1992 Mitsubishi Expo241

What Mitsubishi Expo owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 81 complaints with NHTSA. The 1992 model year has the most, with 41.

All Mitsubishi Expo recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mitsubishi Expo, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Radiator assembly (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 04V542000 Reported 276 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

    On certain passenger vehicles, the the radiator upper hose clamping is insufficient.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and install new radiator hose and have the hose clamp changed with modified ones. The recall began march 9, 2005. Owners should contact mitsubishi of caribbean at 787-251-8715.

    Model years: 1996

  2. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 98V168000 Reported 9,560 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: all wheel drive passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate…

    Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  3. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 97V063001 Reported 38,948 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Excess lubrication can cause the rubber door latch switch cover to deform, and the door latch switch to malfunction, so that the shoulder belt anchorage would remain at the a-pillar when the door was closed.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the door latch switch.

    Model years: 1992, 1993

Other Mitsubishi models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.