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Year · Make · Model

2017 Mitsubishi I-MIEV

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
1
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
79
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

1 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service Brakes
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
19V804000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM2019-11-08

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2012-2017 i-MiEV vehicles. Water may penetrate the brake assist vacuum pump, causing corrosion and a failure of the brake vacuum pump.

RiskWithout the brake vacuum pump, the driver will experience a sudden loss of braking assist, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

FixMMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-19-002.

17V793000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2017-12-08

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling all 2016-2017 i-MiEV vehicles, equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

RiskAn inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

FixMMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-008.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

RQ19002·SERVICE BRAKES2019-05-10 → 2019-12-12

Brake Vacuum Pump Failure

Led to recall19V804000

RQ19002·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM2019-05-10 → 2019-12-12

Brake Vacuum Pump Failure

Led to recall19V804000

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