1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1
1fires
SEATS
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1
1crashes
WHEELS:RIM
1
Total complaints5

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Passenger seat only locks in one position. If you think the seat is locked and it's not, the seat does move/slide backward and forward as you are driving. You must hear the "locked in place noise" or it is not locked!!!! This is important especially if you have a passenger riding in this seat. *tr”

SEATS · reported 2004-05-26

“While driving at normal speed right ball joint broke. As a result, consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision. *ak”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT · reported 2004-04-14

“I was driving home from school on a major hig way when I heard an aweful noise coming from under my car, it sounded as if I was dragging something. I got off at the next exit and lookedf under my car but there was nothing there so I continued home. When I was back on the highway the noise started…”

WHEELS:RIM · reported 2002-03-15

“I had parked this auto and went inside to sleep- was awaken by horn going off in auto- went out to see what was going on and when I open the door all I saw was a blast of smoke that hit me in the face. Fire chief said it was a electrical fire that started behind the dash where the instruments are.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH · reported 2001-07-08

“The accident was a near head on collision with other vehicle (chevrolet blazer) traveling approximately 40-50 mph. Neither air bag deployed although entire front of car was destroyed. Car was considered totalled by insurance company. Mitsubishi contacted and denied there was a problem. Claimed air…”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 1999-11-19

Defect investigations

Investigation RQ00015 Opened 2000-08-02 · closed 2001-04-20

LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT

There is no summary currently available

Investigation RQ00015 Opened 2000-08-02 · closed 2001-04-20

LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT

There is no summary currently available

Investigation RQ00015 Opened 2000-08-02 · closed 2001-04-20

LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.