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1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. The campaign is 00V311001. NHTSA received the report on 2 Oct 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 29 complaints on file for this model year.

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

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

Remedy of campaign 00V311001, 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.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 210,000 units in total.

  1. 00V311001Received . 210,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles: mirage model vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines; montero sport models equipped with 3.0l engines; and montero models equipped with 3.0l engines. 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 AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

29 complaints, 37 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.

1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling14
Steering4
Structure2
Electrical System2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Power Train2
Engine2
Unknown or Other1
Air Bags1
Visibility1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
19 May 2016

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 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 6 complaints.

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. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19993
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20020
  7. 20030
  8. 20041
  9. 20090

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/montero-sport/1997/. 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 AMERICA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport?
210,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mitsubishi Montero Sport have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Montero Sport, model years 1997 to 2009. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 14 of 37 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.