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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Mitsubishi Montero Recalls

The 2004 Mitsubishi Montero has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 1, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mitsubishi Montero. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Mitsubishi Montero, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
04V428000
Reported
September 1, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 100,432
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002 Montero, 9 other models

04V428000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Campaign
04V319000
Reported
July 6, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 44,214
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2002 Montero

04V319000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
04V095000
Reported
February 20, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 491
Same campaign
also 1 other model

04V095000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Mitsubishi Montero complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero, the newest on June 23, 2022.

In complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero, the component group named most often is the service brakes (40%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (40%) and the steering (20%).

None of the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
  • Steering1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20051
20071
20141
20171
20221

Complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 1. 40% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Montero are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mitsubishi Montero by model year

Other 2004 Mitsubishi models

Newest record on this page: June 23, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted