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1989 Mitsubishi Montero Tires Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
10%of 10 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the tires of the 1989 Mitsubishi Montero, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“First tire blowout just after leaving paring lot at work. Second tire blowout while driving to work. Third tire replaced in parking lot at work when it started to vibrate and showed damage indicating a ply separation was imminent. Fourth tire blew out at 65 MPH on interstate 10 near benson, az, without any warning. ( DOT number: elbncjl495 tire size: p235/75 r1 )”

NHTSA complaint #731203, filed 2000-09

Tires: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200325%
200222%
200111%
200036%
199834%
199712%
199533%
199317%
1991317%
199014%
1989110%

Other parts of the 1989 Mitsubishi Montero

Seat belts
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1989 Mitsubishi Montero

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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