Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292840 Incident Date: Aug, 09 2004
Consumer's City: CORONA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MR41H4TJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving a 1995 mitubishi montero a possibly fatal failure occurred. when accelerating from a driveway the bracket of the driver's side seat back failed causing the seat to recline all the way back until it was completely horizontal. this caused the driver to lose sight of the road and lose control of the vehicle. the montero jerked to the right and went off the road. *jb