2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero. The newest campaign is 01V254002. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum. NHTSA has 6 complaints 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, 01V254002, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an improved accumulator. Owner notification began october 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.
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. 1,544 units in total.
01V254002Received . 345 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The accumulator that is installed on the hydraulic brake booster may have been improperly manufactured which, over a period of time, could result in leakage of the pressurized nitrogen gas from inside the accumulator.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The loss of this gas pressure could result in an abnormal noise from the left side of the dash panel when the brakes are applied, and possibly a delayed first time brake boost assist after the vehicle has been parked for a period of time.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an improved accumulator. Owner notification began october 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V123001Received . 1,199 units.
Visibility / Rearview Mirrors/Devices / Exterior
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles are equipped with outside rearview mirrors on the passenger side which do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS 111, "rearview mirrors."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This limits the driver's field of vision on that side of the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rearview mirror.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
6 complaints, 7 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Aug 2012
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.
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean MonteroThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi-caribbean/montero/2001/. 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 2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero?
- 1,544 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 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 3 of 7 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.