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2002 Mitsubishi Lancer airbags problems

The 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer has 25 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

25

Airbags complaints

13%

Share of year

25

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

What owners report

I WENT INTO A DITCH (WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD) PASSENGER DOOR HIT A POLE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER FRACTURED HER COLLAR BONE. THIS HAPPENED IN 2005. ALSO THE BLOW MOTOR HAS RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT WATER FLOWS INTO THE MOTOR THROUGH THE WIPERS.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · April 6, 2005 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer airbags — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.