The defect
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."
The risk
THIS LIMITS THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REARVIEW MIRROR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Montero | 2001 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Montero | 2001 | 166 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 2000
17 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the visibility; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 00V387001 28 Nov 2000 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 00V390000 27 Nov 2000 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 00V387002 27 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V355000 3 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V361000 3 Nov 2000 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 00V346000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V234000 21 Aug 2000 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 00V191000 13 Jul 2000 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000