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Mitsubishi Montero 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB0117001 · NHTSA communication 619840 · issued Mar 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some affected vehicles may experience a single shift flare when upshifting from 2nd to 3rd gear after warm engine restart. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.