1991 Mitsubishi Precis

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline94V080000
Filed Apr 20, 199412,890 vehiclesMitsubishi America

Defect. THE VEHICLES FAILED THE LATERAL MOVING BARRIER IMPACT TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE FUEL SPILLAGE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. MITSUBISHI HAS DEVELOPED AN APPROPRIATE COUNTERMEASURE THAT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 7, 1995WV

PASSENGER SIDE BACK WINDOW KEEPS EXPLODING-FOR NO REASON-AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BE HURT. TT

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 23, 1995CT

REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS, ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNED .

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19940100Routine
19932100Routine
19921100Routine
1991 — this page2100Routine
19902200Routine

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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: Apr 20, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.