NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mitsubishi Montero Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Montero, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2004. The 2004 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2000 (2).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 377
2000–2004, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 377 complaints with NHTSA about the Mitsubishi Montero across 7 model years; the most, 166, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 36 of the Mitsubishi Montero complaints (10%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Mitsubishi Montero model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 118 complaints), then the service brakes (47).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mitsubishi Montero in 2001: 36, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mitsubishi Montero is equipment: other: labels, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Mitsubishi Montero recall, 20V035000, was reported on January 23, 2020 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Mitsubishi Montero years to avoid
Too few Mitsubishi Montero model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mitsubishi Montero years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mitsubishi Montero
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
Mitsubishi Montero model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mitsubishi Montero recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V035000January 23, 2020 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2000 | crash, injury and death | 18,123 |
| 04V428000September 1, 2004 | equipment: other: labels | 2000, 2002, 2004 | — | 100,432 |
| 04V319000July 6, 2004 | fuel system, gasoline: storage | 2002, 2004 | fire | 44,214 |
| 04V095000February 20, 2004 | equipment: other: labels | 2004 | — | 491 |
| 01V254001August 3, 2001 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 2002 | crash | 39,020 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mitsubishi Montero. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 16, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted