Recall Register

1997 Mitsubishi Nativa: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Mitsubishi Nativa. The newest campaign is 00V311002. NHTSA received the report on 6 Dec 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 1 complaint 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, 00V311002, 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.

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. 67,677 units in total.

  1. 00V311002Received . 61,068 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. 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 CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V220001Received . 6,609 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 CARIBBEAN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 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 Nativa: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Oct 1998

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 Nativa, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 1 complaint.

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. 19972
  2. 19983
  3. 19993
  4. 20021

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Mitsubishi Nativa: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/nativa/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 CARIBBEAN

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Mitsubishi Nativa?
67,677 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 Nativa have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Nativa, model years 1997 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Mitsubishi Nativa name most often?
Suspension: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Mitsubishi Nativa open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.