IllustrationCONSUMER EXPERICENING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT; IN ADDITION, UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, THE BELT DOES NOT LOCK. CONSUMER NOTES THE BELTS ARE TO0 LOOSE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. *AK
1994 Mitsubishi Mirage
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 60 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
21 crash reports2 fire reports21 injury reports
What owners actually said
60 reportsVEHICLE EXPERIENCED FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING.
ALL SEALS ARE MISSING FROM VEHICLE CAUSING LEAKS WITHIN INTERIOR.
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP,THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE AND CONSUMER HIT BRAKE TO AVOID FROM HITTING THAT VEHICLE AN AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*JB
TURNING IGNITON SWITCH OFF INDICATOR SELECTOR SHIFTS TO ACCESSARIES. DIAGNOSIS: SPRING IN IGNITION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN HIT BY A TRUCK. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
HAD TO HAVE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES. BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISES. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
3EA99007 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment
Opened Mar 16, 1999 · Closed May 30, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
ALLEGE THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY FROM AN UNDERCARRIAGE OR TIRE/WHEEL IMPACT WITH A CURB, BUMP, DIP POTHOLE, ETC.
PE98033 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployments
Opened May 27, 1998 · Closed Mar 16, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE IMPACT OR FROM MINOR UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACT
EA96015 · 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