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2009 Mitsubishi RaiderProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2009 Mitsubishi Raider, most often about the air bags. It is covered by 2 safety recalls, and for recall 16V-352 the manufacturer reports only 34% of affected cars repaired.

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Safety recalls2Lowest repair rate 34%Owner complaints10 with a crash, fire or injuryTypical failure mileage28kAir bags, median miles

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 24, 2016. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2009 Mitsubishi Raider has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

2 recalls

2009 Mitsubishi Raider recalls and how many were fixed

Each ring shows the share of affected cars repaired, from the manufacturer’s latest quarterly report to NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.

34%repaired · 2018 Q3

Passenger side: inflator module

Do not drive

Recall 16V-352 · May 24, 2016 · 4,648,270 vehicles · 1,599,545 repaired

Risk. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or…

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41%repaired · 2017 Q3

Driver side: inflator module

Do not drive

Recall 15V-313 · May 26, 2015 · 4,077,169 vehicles · 1,644,105 repaired

Risk. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other…

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Recalls apply to specific cars. To see whether a recall is still open on yours, enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with Mitsubishi.

Best & worst years

2009 vs. every other Raider year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Raider median. How we score

'06'07'08'09
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  • Caution
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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2009 Mitsubishi Raider, and the recalls they led to.

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · still open
    Open
In owners' words

What Raider owners report

Recent air bags complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2009 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THERE IS NO LONGER A LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER IN MY AREA, THE NEAREST DEALER IS OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. I CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY WAY TO AUTHORIZE A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP OR DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THE REPAIR.…
Complaint 10747046 · Aug 7, 2015 · 28,000 miles

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