2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport. The 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 63 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 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
1 campaign. 19,000 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: .
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Complaints by component
63 complaints, 80 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
- All 2001 vehicles
| Component | 2001 Montero Sport | All 2001 vehicles | Montero Sport, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 175 | 85.2 | 117.3 | 14 |
| Electrical System | 150 | 98.6 | 84.1 | 12 |
| Power Train | 100 | 91.9 | 99.6 | 8 |
| Air Bags | 87.5 | 67.1 | 92.9 | 7 |
| Steering | 75 | 41.6 | 70.8 | 6 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 75 | 114.2 | 130.5 | 6 |
| Suspension | 37.5 | 78.9 | 61.9 | 3 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 37.5 | 34.8 | 22.1 | 3 |
| Unknown or Other | 37.5 | 20.9 | 15.5 | 3 |
| Equipment | 25 | 18.6 | 35.4 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 8
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Aug 2024
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 Montero SportThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/montero-sport/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 AMERICA
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport?
- 19,000 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 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 14 of 80 component mentions, or 175 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 85.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.