1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. The newest campaign is 01V027000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Feb 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 33 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, 01V027000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the vacuum hose. Owner notification began february 15, 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 at 1-800-222-0037.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 239,000 units in total.
01V027000Received . 19,000 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.5l engines. These vehicles do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 106, "brake hoses." these vehicles are equipped with noncompliant brake vacuum hoses.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These hoses could burst causing fluid leakage, increasing the braking capability of the vehicle and could result in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the vacuum hose. Owner notification began february 15, 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 at 1-800-222-0037.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
99V041000Received . 10,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive and automatic transmissions. Automatic transmission fluid could be vented onto the hot exhaust system as a result of unanticipated heat generation in the transmission.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vented transmission fluid could come into contact with the hot exhaust system and ignition of the transmission fluid could result.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will modify the transmission control unit to limit vehicle speed to below approximately 30 miles per hour when the vehicle is operated in the four-wheel-drive low range, an additional label describing the proper use of four-wheel-drive low range will be provided, and will relocate the transmission breather vent. In addition, the owner's manual will be corrected with the proper information to reflect the change to the speed limitations in the four-wheel-drive low range.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number SR-99-001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
33 complaints, 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 6 |
| Power Train | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 5 |
| Suspension | 5 |
| Steering | 4 |
| Tires | 3 |
| Structure | 3 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Oct 2016
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/montero-sport/1999/. 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 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport?
- 239,000 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport name most often?
- Equipment: 7 of 48 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.