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Mitsubishi Montero Sport Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 348 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Mitsubishi Montero Sport (1997–2009). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

4
safety recalls, all years
348
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Mitsubishi Montero Sport model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2009 Mitsubishi Montero Sport01
2004 Mitsubishi Montero Sport15
2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport031
2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport054
2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport163
2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport197
1999 Mitsubishi Montero Sport333
1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport135
1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport129

What Mitsubishi Montero Sport owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 348 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 97.

All Mitsubishi Montero Sport recalls (4)

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

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V095000 Reported 491 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    On certain sport utility vehicles, the vehicle capacity weights as stated on the tire and loading information label are in error.

    Remedy: Owners will be sent replacement labels with instructions on how to install them. The recall began on april 14, 2004. Owners should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.

    Model years: 2004

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

    NHTSA 01V027000 Reported 19,000 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  3. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 00V311001 Reported 210,000 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles: mirage model vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines; montero sport models equipped with 3.0l engines; and montero models equipped with 3.0l engines. 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: 1997, 1998, 1999

  4. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 99V041000 Reported 10,000 vehicles potentially affected MITSUBISHI AMERICA

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1999

Other Mitsubishi models

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.