1993 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 13 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (7 complaints · 53.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 0
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 7 of 13 owner complaints (53.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 7 complaints, 53.9% of reports ENGINE 7 · 53.9% STEERING: 3 complaints, 23.1% of reports STEERING 3 · 23.1% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 7.7% FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 7.7% TIRES: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports TIRES 1 · 7.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 5 complaints, 38.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 · 38.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 7 53.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 3 23.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 38.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 1996. 1995-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1995 Oct 2006 Recall campaign 96V143001 ◆ Recall campaign 96V143001 Recall campaign 96V143002 ◆ Recall campaign 96V143002 Recall campaign 00V311001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V311001
  • Campaign 00V311001 was reported 207 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 96V143001
Recall campaign 1 96V143002
Recall campaign 1 00V311001
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V311001

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    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 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.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 96V143001

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 96V143002

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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