The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACCESSORY CARGO MATS IN THE THIRD-SEAT AND CARGO AREA. THIS CARGO MAT INTERFERES WITH THE LATCHING INTEGRITY OF THE FOLDING THIRD SEATS.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT OF THE THIRD SEAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE THIRD-SEAT LATCH AND STRIKER. A RECTANGLE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CARGO MAT AROUND EACH STRIKER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STRIKER CLEARANCE AND PROPER LATCHING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Montero | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 | 1994 | 31 | 5 |
| Mitsubishi Montero | 1995 | 86 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Montero | 1996 | 27 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Montero | 1997 | 63 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Montero | 1998 | 74 | 4 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1998
3 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the unknown or other; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 98V210000 21 Sept 1998 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V098000 7 May 1998 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998