The 1994 Mitsubishi Galant has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 891,511 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 284 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION00V4210012000-12-18567,432 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO, MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE BALL STUD TO CORRODE.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES MMC'S PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEE 99V-066.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT…
SUSPENSION99V0660011999-04-05307,000 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RUBBER BOOTS, AND IF THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THEY WILL REPLACE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM AND BALL JOINT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. WHEN THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS ASSEMBLED, GREASE WAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED TO THE CONTACT POINT. THIS CAN CAUSE THE CONTACT POINT TO HEAT UP CAUSING INTERNAL OPERATION ELEMENTS TO MELT ALLOWING THE SWTICH TO BECOME STUCK IN ON OR OFF POSITION.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY AND REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
32
27crashes2fires16injuries
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
30
1crashes
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
12
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
11
2crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
10
AIR BAGS
9
5crashes4injuries2deaths
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
SUSPENSION:FRONT
8
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
7
Total complaints284
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Purchased 3 tires june 18th 2016. By the end of the day my spare tire was completely empty I took it back and had a new one put back on it. June 19th the tire that was put on my car also went flat while sitting in a parking lot. I decided to file this formal complaint due to the fact that they…”
“Frontal auto accident 1994 mitsibishi galant ls air bags did not deploy! *tr”
“The wheel of my daughter's mitsubishi galant fell off! While pulling into the driveway at our home, the galant's ball joint on the lower lateral control arm failed. The ball joint pulled out of the socket and the transaxle pulled out of the transmission. This resulted in the wheel falling against…”
“A near miss. The nut on the lower control arm came off on drivers side. 75 mph and thank goodness I was strong to pull the asphalt eating front end to the side. Going downhill heard what was thought to be a pebble hit the underside of the car and then was being pulled under the oncoming semi. Upon…”
“During replacement of struts service technician noticed that ball joints had excessive play. *ts the manufacturer has recalled many ball joints recall #sr-04-001 according to alldata. *nm”
“Pursuant to the ball joint recall for my 1994 mitsubishi galant, I took my car to ourisman mitsubishi in 2004 who then inspected the boot, noticed the boot was broken yet the serviceman resealed the boot and informed me that the car was checked and the lower control arms were intact. In august…”
“Pursuant to the ball joint recall for my 1994 mitsubishi galant, I took my car to ourisman mitsubishi in 2004 who then inspected the boot, noticed the boot was broken yet the serviceman resealed the boot and informed me that the car was checked and the lower control arms were intact. In august…”
“Pursuant to the ball joint recall for my 1994 mitsubishi galant, I took my car to ourisman mitsubishi in 2004 who then inspected the boot, noticed the boot was broken yet the serviceman resealed the boot and informed me that the car was checked and the lower control arms were intact. In august…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE98032 Opened 1998-05-22 · closed 1998-09-08
STOP LAMP SWITCH
ALLEGED FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH PREVENTS ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS DURING BRAKING AND INHIBITS DISENGAGEMENT OF CRUISE CONTROL VIA THE BRAKE PEDAL
InvestigationRQ00015 Opened 2000-08-02 · closed 2001-04-20
LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationRQ00015 Opened 2000-08-02 · closed 2001-04-20
LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationRQ00015 Opened 2000-08-02 · closed 2001-04-20
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Mitsubishi Galant as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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