1993 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Seat Belts	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Seats98V317000

Filed Dec 14, 19983,978 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch98V316000

Filed Dec 14, 19986,979 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES SOLD IN THE CARIBBEAN. 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.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Seat Belts

Filed Apr 6, 2005PA

1993 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN# 97V073001. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATER HAD BECOME SLUGGISH. THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS INTERMITTENT. *SC

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	1	1	Routine
1999	2	3	Routine
1998	0	3	Routine
1997	1	1	Routine
1993 — this page	1	2	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 14, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.