| NHTSA Record Id: 2017 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MITSUBISHI FUSO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014703000102753000000067 |
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| Model Name: FE640 |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V029000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 05 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 19 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 836 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 15 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jan, 29 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 04 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On some heavy duty trucks, the vacuum pump shaft breaks due to insufficient heat treatment. |
Consequence Summary: If the shaft breaks, braking distance would be extended due to the lack of brake booster function, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect and replace the vacuum pump shaft assembly. owner notification began february 15, 2002. 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 truck at 1-856-467-4500. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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