1997 Mitsubishi Montero: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero. The newest campaign is 98V220000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Sep 1998. 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 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, 98V220000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the front brake lines for signs of wear and routing. If the lines are not correctly centered in the pass-through hole, the lines will be repositioned by bending slightly to correct. If there is evidence of brake line wear, the brake line 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. 122,043 units in total.
98V220000Received . 61,800 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The front brake lines can develop pin holes due to chaffing against the edge of the pass-through hole in the inner fender.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Brake fluid can leak resulting in deteriorated braking performance and illumination of the brake indicator lamp.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the front brake lines for signs of wear and routing. If the lines are not correctly centered in the pass-through hole, the lines will be repositioned by bending slightly to correct. If there is evidence of brake line wear, the brake line will be replaced.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V205000Received . 60,243 units.
Unknown or Other
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with accessory cargo mats in the third-seat and cargo area. This cargo mat interferes with the latching integrity of the folding third seats.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, an occupant of the third seat may not be properly restrained and could be ejected from the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the third-seat latch and striker. A rectangle will be removed from the cargo mat around each striker to provide adequate striker clearance and proper latching.
Report filed by MITSUBISHI AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
63 complaints, 85 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.
- 1997 Mitsubishi Montero
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Montero | All 1997 vehicles | Montero, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 211.8 | 100.8 | 192.1 | 18 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 200 | 128.6 | 163.8 | 17 |
| Electrical System | 94.1 | 81.7 | 68.8 | 8 |
| Suspension | 70.6 | 64.1 | 70.8 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 58.8 | 60.9 | 51.6 | 5 |
| Equipment | 58.8 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 5 |
| Power Train | 58.8 | 87.5 | 63.7 | 5 |
| Structure | 47.1 | 40.1 | 37.4 | 4 |
| Steering | 35.3 | 69.9 | 56.6 | 3 |
| Visibility | 35.3 | 55.8 | 25.3 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 6
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 9
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Jun 2014
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.
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.
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 1997 Mitsubishi MonteroThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Mitsubishi Montero: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/montero/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?
- 122,043 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 Montero have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Montero, model years 1984 to 2006. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 18 of 85 component mentions, or 211.8 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 100.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Mitsubishi Montero open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.