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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Recalls

The 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2001.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
97

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
17

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
01V027000
Reported
February 5, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 19,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 106, brake hoses
Same campaign
also 2001 Montero Sport

01V027000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport complaints by year

NHTSA has received 97 owner complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, the newest on December 11, 2019. Of these, 17 describe a crash (18%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (15%), followed by the structure (15%) and the power train (14%).

The 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport's only recall also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.

Where 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 115,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic15
  • Structure15
  • Power Train14
  • Suspension14
  • Air Bags10
  • Steering10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20004
200112
20029
200314
200411
20057
20063
20073
20082
20094
20105
20116
20125
20133
20142
20152
20163
20181
20191

Complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 14. 40% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

The 97 complaints about the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mitsubishi Montero Sport by model year

Other 2000 Mitsubishi models

Newest record on this page: December 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted