Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Mitsubishi Caribbean Montero

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly98V311000
Filed Dec 10, 199853,162 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD IN THE CARIBBEAN. IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH TAKATA BELT BUCKLES, THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS, WHICH ARE MADE OF ABS PLASTIC MATERIAL AND MARKED "PRESS," CAN BREAK, ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.

Risk. IF PIECES FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, THE BUCKLE MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, FAILING TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20022100Routine
20016210Routine
19993120Routine
19983100Routine
19970100Routine
19960100Routine
19952100Routine
19941200Routine
19930200Routine
19920200Routine
19910100Routine
1990 — this page0100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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Most recent recall on file: Dec 10, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.