In the United States two captive imports of the Forte were sold by the Chrysler Corporation as the Dodge Ram 50 and Plymouth Arrow Truck from 1979. Mitsubishi itself imported it as the Mitsubishi Mighty Max when it began selling directly in the U.S. from 1982, at which point the Plymouth ceased to be available.

The Forte name was discontinued in Japan in 1986 when the second generation of the truck was introduced, in favour of L200. In Australia and New Zealand the Triton name was used for long ago. It was available in three bodystyles; regular cab, extended cab "Macro Cab"/"Club Cab"), and crew cab (which was not sold in North America).

Two L200-based race vehicles were raced in the 2005 and 2006 Dakar Rally by Mana Pornsiricherd of Thailand and Alexey Burkut of Russia.Additionally, the 4x4 styled 4x2 models have been added in the lineup since end of November 2006. Exclusively for Thai market. Available 7" DVD screen instead of RV meter for some upper-grade models.