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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Raliart

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 19, 2009
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Raliart, most frequently naming the airbags category. 2 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Airbags1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Airbags
Filed Aug 19, 2009

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A MITSUBISHI RALLIART 2009 LANCER AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF WHICH CAR ROLLED OVER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED WHEN WE VIEWED THE CAR AT THE TOWING LOCATION THE DRIVER AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN ONLY PASSENGER AIRBAG OPENED. THE VEHICLE FIRST HIT A LIGHT POLE AND THEN ROLLED OVER, SO I WOULD THINK THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG WOULD HAVE OPENED. MY HUSBAND HAS BACK INJURIES ALONG WITH CUTS AND SCRAPES BUT GOOD THING NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENED. MY CONCERN IS TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLES ARE WELL PREPARED FOR ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10280980
Incident
Aug 9, 2009

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

SC-09-001

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

MITSUBISHI: ON SOME AFFECTED VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TURBOCHARGED ENGINES, CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD LOCK RELEASE CABLE CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO RELEASE THE HOOD LATCH USING THE LATCH HANDLE. *PE

TSB-09-42A-004

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

MITSUBISHI: WOULD HEAR A RATTLE FROM ONE OF THE DOORS. THE RATTLE COULD BE CAUSED BY DOOR GLASS RETAINING BOLTS COMING LOOSE DUE TO LOW SOOR GLASS RETAINING BOLT TORQUE SPEC LIMITS. WHILE DOOR IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RATTLE, ITS POSSIBLE OTHER DOORS TO EXHIBIT THE CONDITION AS WELL. MODELS LANCER, LANCER RALLIART, LANCER EVOLUTION. *PE

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Mitsubishi Lancer Raliart by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2010110—
2009Viewing100—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.