Recall Register

1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero. The newest campaign is 00V311002. NHTSA received the report on 6 Dec 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V311002, in the NHTSA record

On the mirage vehicles, the dealers will install a new, improved crankshaft pulley bolt on the older engines. On new engines which already have the improved bolt, the dealer will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specification. On the montero models, dealers will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specifications. If the bolt is damaged, it will be replaced.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 61,283 units in total.

  1. 00V311002Received . 61,068 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. The bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The condition can result in a loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    On the mirage vehicles, the dealers will install a new, improved crankshaft pulley bolt on the older engines. On new engines which already have the improved bolt, the dealer will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specification. On the montero models, dealers will tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to the correct torque specifications. If the bolt is damaged, it will be replaced.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 00V226002Received . 215 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front lower brake hoses can develop a crack, causing a loss of brake fluid.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in impaired braking ability and a possible crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the left and right lower brake hoses.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure1
Air Bags1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 Sep 2001

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19861
  2. 19871
  3. 19881
  4. 19891
  5. 19901
  6. 19911
  7. 19922
  8. 19932
  9. 19942
  10. 19951
  11. 19961
  12. 19971
  13. 19981
  14. 19991
  15. 20012
  16. 20021

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi-caribbean/montero/1994/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero?
61,283 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero, model years 1986 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero name most often?
Structure: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.