IllustrationEA 96 015, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS IS INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO RECALL. WILL COST OVER $800 TO FIX. INOPERATIVE SHOULDER BELTS CAN CAUSE NO PROTECTION TO OCCUPANT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. 97V-073. *AK
1993 Mitsubishi Mirage
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
56 reportsPASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.
OWNER HAS AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, HE STATES THAT SEATBELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DO NOT STAY ON TRACK, HE HAS DIFFICULTY IN FASTENING THEM. *AK
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT GO BACK ALL THE WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS RETRACT BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK
DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 55 MPH AT WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DISCONNECTED AT THE DOOR. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED.
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE EA96-015.*AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT CABLE BROKE SO THE SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS AND WOULD NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, EA96-015. *AK
Official recalls
297V063001 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Apr 18, 1997
EXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH.
97V073001 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Apr 18, 1997
THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA96015 · Automatic Shoulder Belt Failure
Opened Jun 28, 1996 · Closed Jun 12, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
Additional source detail variants (2)
Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
PE96006 · Auto Shoulder Belt Failure
Opened Jan 19, 1996 · Closed Jun 28, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
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