NHTSA recall 20V035000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 20V035000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-20-001 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2020-01-23 |
| Owners notified | 2021-02-25 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 18123 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 18123 |
| Reported remedied | 720 (3%) |
| Reported unreachable | 3352 |
| Reported removed | 1645 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 1998-2000 Montero vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
The remedy
MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2021. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-20-001.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO | Built 1997-06-12 to 1999-12-31. |
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| 1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO | Built 1997-06-12 to 1999-12-31. |
| 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO | Built 1997-06-12 to 1999-12-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EQ19002
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EQ19002 | Equipment query, opened 2019-12-16, closed 2023-12-11. Takata Non-Azide Driver Air Bag Inflator Ruptures. AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.