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2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

128 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 1.23 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious01V027000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings

THESE HOSES COULD BURST CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE, INCREASING THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy & full details

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 REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.

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.

Complaint volume

128 this model-year 8 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

26Crashes
2Fires
20Injuries
2Deaths

Across 128 complaints. Severity Index 1.23.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Power Train · Automatic T…8 · 6%Suspension · Front6 · 5%Service Brakes, Hydraulic…6 · 5%Air Bags · Frontal6 · 5%Steering6 · 5%Structure · Body6 · 5%Air Bags5 · 4%Engine And Engine Cooling5 · 4%
  1. Power Train:Automatic Transmission — 8 reports
  2. Suspension:Front — 6 reports
  3. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip — 6 reports
  4. Air Bags:Frontal — 6 reports
  5. Steering — 6 reports
  6. Structure:Body — 6 reports
  7. Air Bags — 5 reports
  8. Engine And Engine Cooling — 5 reports
  9. Vehicle Speed Control — 4 reports
  10. Suspension — 4 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1997 (1) · 1998 (1) · 1999 (3) · 2000 · 2001 (1) · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 (1) · 2009

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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