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1999 Mitsubishi Nativa: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1999 Mitsubishi Nativa. The newest campaign is 04V428000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Sep 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. 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, 04V428000, in the NHTSA record

Mitsubishi caribbean will mail a customer notification letter containing a written description and a graphic of the bi-lingual dashboard air bag warning label. In addition, all current 2000-2004 nativa owners will also receive replacement air bag alert labels for the sun visors. This recall is expected to begin during march or april 2005. The notification to the nativa owners is expected to begin during april or may 2005. Owners should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 161,505 units in total.

  1. 04V428000Received . 100,432 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the bilingual english/spanish removable air bag warning labels affixed to the dash and to the sunvisor do not meet the size requirements of the standard.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Mitsubishi caribbean will mail a customer notification letter containing a written description and a graphic of the bi-lingual dashboard air bag warning label. In addition, all current 2000-2004 nativa owners will also receive replacement air bag alert labels for the sun visors. This recall is expected to begin during march or april 2005. The notification to the nativa owners is expected to begin during april or may 2005. Owners should contact mitsubishi caribbean at 1-787-251-8715.

    Report filed by MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN.

  2. 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: .

  3. 99V041001Received . 5 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 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.

1999 Mitsubishi Nativa: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling1
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
3 Nov 2003

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 1999 Mitsubishi Nativa, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, 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.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Mitsubishi Nativa: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mitsubishi/nativa/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 CARIBBEAN

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Mitsubishi Nativa?
161,505 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 Nativa have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mitsubishi Nativa, model years 1997 to 2002. 3 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Nativa name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Mitsubishi Nativa open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.