The 1995 Mitsubishi Expo has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 9,560 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN98V1680001998-07-229,560 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE…
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
1crashes2injuries
AIR BAGS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints13
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Automatic transmission failed causing vehicle to be inoperable. *ph”
“While driving vehicle it would be slipping while in gear. Fails to maintain gear selection. If vehicle is parked it would jump out of gear. *ak”
“Premature wear of front disc brakes.”
“Driving vehicle in a parking lot and the vehicle hit a concrete bumper in the parking lot, and both airbags deployed. The vehicle hit the bumper with more force than normal. *ak”
“Transfer case leaking, which causes transmission to slip, lurches in low gear and transfer case lock up. Consumer had transfer case replaced 3 times. At dealer at this time for the fourth replacement. There is a recall, but this vehicle was not affected.*ak”
“Transfer case leaking, which causes transmission to slip, lurches in low gear and transfer case lock up. Consumer had transfer case replaced 3 times. At dealer at this time for the fourth replacement. There is a recall, but this vehicle was not affected.*ak”
“Transfer case leaking, which causes transmission to slip, lurches in low gear and transfer case lock up. Consumer had transfer case replaced 3 times. At dealer at this time for the fourth replacement. There is a recall, but this vehicle was not affected.*ak”
“While driving vehicle west direction on highway was hit by another driver, who was driving north, on the front end of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy neither on the driver's or passanger's sides. A police report was done and comsumer did not contact the manufacturer. *ak two people were…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA98002 Opened 1998-01-30 · closed 1998-04-30
TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
InvestigationEA98002 Opened 1998-01-30 · closed 1998-04-30
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Mitsubishi Expo as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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