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Mitsubishi Spyder Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 28 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Mitsubishi Spyder (1996–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

3
safety recalls, all years
28
owner complaints, all years
1996
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Mitsubishi Spyder model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Mitsubishi Spyder07
2002 Mitsubishi Spyder03
2001 Mitsubishi Spyder013
1998 Mitsubishi Spyder13
1996 Mitsubishi Spyder22

What Mitsubishi Spyder owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 13.

All Mitsubishi Spyder recalls (3)

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

  1. Suspension: lower ball joint

    NHTSA 00V421001 Reported 567,432 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude. Also, mmc has added the potential of leaking moisture, which can cause the ball stud to corrode.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the lower lateral arm ball joint for wear. Ball joints that exhibit wear beyond the established tolerance will be replaced with newly designed lateral arm ball joints. Ball joints that are within…

    Model years: 1996

  2. Suspension: lower ball joint

    NHTSA 99V066001 Reported 307,000 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rubber boots, and if the boot is damaged, they will replace the lower lateral arm and ball joint on the affected vehicles.

    Model years: 1996

  3. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 98V045001 Reported 20,974 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control.

    Model years: 1998

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.