Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI FUSO / FE640 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001028119 Incident Date: Oct, 20 2001
Consumer's City: RAHWAY Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
Model Name: FE640 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 29 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The linkage that connect the range selector lever to the automatic transmission was not properly set by the manufacturer, as a result when the selector lever is placed in park the parking pawl will not fully mesh with the parking pawl gear which causes the vehicle to roll when in park, the consumer husband placed his vehicle in park, removed the key nd exited the vehicle, as a result of the vehicle failure the the vehicle rolled forward pinning him and ultimately killing him (mitsubishi fuso fe640t). *nlm