Recall Detail
MITSUBISHI FUSO / FE449 / 1995
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 13210 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI FUSO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008018000075725000000116 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: FE449 | Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V235000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 08 1994 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1995 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4471 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 11 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Nov, 14 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 27 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 1994 models are only in the state of california. the material hardness of the parking brake ratchet bar was greater than that of its mating part, the parking pawl. | Consequence Summary: If the parking brake is repeatedly released before the ratchet bar and the parking pawl have completely disengaged, the pawl could wear causing loss of the parking brake. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the parking brake ratchet bar assembly. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began december 11, 1996. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi fuso at 1-800-829-3876.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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