The 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 100,432 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT04V4280002004-09-01100,432 affected
Defect
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Consequence
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
1
1crashes
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VISIBILITY
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The paint on my black 2000 mitsubishi eclipse is peeling off for the second time within a 2 year period. I had it paint in january 2006 by a local mistubishi dealership in clearwater, fl but they only painted the hood, roof and trunk at the time. So now over the last few months the doors and side…”
“My dash is cracked in three different places. Ts”
“While traveling about 5mph on the highway she hit the consumer in front of her. And the dual airbag deploy. Please provide additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA02007 Opened 2002-05-31 · closed 2003-05-01
ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL DENTING
SEE ATTACHED REPORT.
InvestigationPE01044 Opened 2001-12-18 · closed 2002-05-31
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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