2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 77 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (50 complaints · 64.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 0
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 5
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 50 of 77 owner complaints (64.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 50 complaints, 64.9% of reports VISIBILITY 50 · 64.9% ENGINE: 13 complaints, 16.9% of reports ENGINE 13 · 16.9% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 5.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 5.2% TIRES: 3 complaints, 3.9% of reports TIRES 3 · 3.9% POWER TRAIN: 2 complaints, 2.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 2 · 2.6% SUSPENSION: 2 complaints, 2.6% of reports SUSPENSION 2 · 2.6% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 1.3% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 1.3% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 1.3% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 1.3% WHEELS: 1 complaints, 1.3% of reports WHEELS 1 · 1.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 67 complaints, 87.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 67 · 87.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 50 64.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 13 16.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 3 3.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 2 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 2 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 1 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 67 87.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2001; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2004. 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2005-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2001 Jan 2011 Recall campaign 04V067000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V067000 Recall campaign 04V428000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V428000
  • Campaign 04V067000 was reported 1,085 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 04V428000 was reported 1,288 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 3
2004-Q2 Owner reports 2
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 17
2005-Q2 Owner reports 5
2005-Q3 Owner reports 3
2005-Q4 Owner reports 6
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 5
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 4
2008-Q1 Owner reports 3
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 04V067000
Recall campaign 1 04V428000
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V067000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    IF THE TETHER STRAP IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TO THE TETHER ANCHOR, THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT RESTRAINED. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CHILD COULD BE INJURED.
    Remedy:
    A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS ALONG WITH A STICKER CONTAINING THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO AFFIX THE STICKER IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V428000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
    Remedy:
    MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

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Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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