Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 17 owner complaints across 16 model years of the Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero (1986–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

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• 1986
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• 1999
• 2001
• 2002

What Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 6.

• Engine and engine cooling: engine3
• Air bags: frontal2
• Structure2
• Service brakes, hydraulic: vacuum2
• Air bags1
• Structure: door1
• Equipment1
• Electrical system: interior/under dash1

All Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Vacuum (service brakes)

   NHTSA 01V254002 Reported September 4, 2001 345 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

   Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The accumulator that is installed on the hydraulic brake booster may have been improperly manufactured which, over a period of time, could result in leakage of the pressurized nitrogen gas from inside the accumulator.

   Remedy: Dealers will install an improved accumulator. Owner notification began october 1, 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…

   Model years: 2001, 2002

2. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 00V311002 Reported December 6, 2000 61,068 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

   Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. The bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle.

   Remedy: 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…

   Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 00V226002 Reported October 21, 2000 215 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front lower brake hoses can develop a crack, causing a loss of brake fluid.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the left and right lower brake hoses.

   Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994

4. Exterior (visibility)

   NHTSA 00V123001 Reported April 28, 2000 1,199 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles are equipped with outside rearview mirrors on the passenger side which do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS 111, "rearview mirrors."

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the rearview mirror.

   Model years: 2001

5. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 98V311000 Reported December 10, 1998 53,162 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles sold in the caribbean. In the front passenger seat of these vehicles, which are equipped with takata belt buckles, the seat belt release buttons, which are made of ABS plastic material and marked "press," can break, allowing pieces to fall into the buckle assembly.

   Remedy: Dealers will repair the front seat belt buckles.

   Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Other Mitsubishi Caribbean models

• Eclipse19 complaints
• Galant15 complaints
• Mirage5 complaints
• Diamante3 complaints
• Eclipse Spyder3 complaints
• Expo1 complaints
• Nativa1 complaints
• Spyder1 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.