NHTSA recall 98V205000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	98V205000
Manufacturer	MITSUBISHI AMERICA
Reported	1998-09-02
Owners notified	1998-10-16
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Units potentially affected	60243

What is wrong

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.

What can happen

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.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 16, 1998.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 SHOULDCONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1994 MITSUBISHI MONTERO	Built 1993-07-01 to 1998-06-30.
1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO	Built 1993-07-01 to 1998-06-30.
1996 MITSUBISHI MONTERO	Built 1993-07-01 to 1998-06-30.
1997 MITSUBISHI MONTERO	Built 1993-07-01 to 1998-06-30.
1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO	Built 1993-07-01 to 1998-06-30.

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 PE98042

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE98042	Preliminary evaluation, opened 1998-07-31, closed 1998-09-03. REAR FOLDING SEAT DISENGAGEMENT. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.