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NHTSA Campaign 09V449000

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Issued by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. · Reported Nov 19, 2009 · 16,384 vehicles affected

What's wrong

MITSUBISHI FUSO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D AND FG84D VEHICLES. THE WEATHER RESISTANCE PROPERTIES OF THE AIR INTAKE DUCT RUBBER CUSHIONS IS INSUFFICIENT. DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, THE RUBBER CUSHIONS DETERIORATE AND CRACK, CAUSING ABNORMAL NOISE.

Consequence

ALL OF THE RUBBER CUSHIONS COULD CRACK, ALLOWING THE AIR INTAKE DUCT TO FALL OFF OF THE TRUCK INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF THE AIR INTAKE DUCT RUBBER CUSHIONS WITH COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. THIS REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D 2005 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D 2006 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D 2007 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D 2008 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D 2009 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D 2010 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D 2005 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D 2006 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D 2007 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D 2008 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D 2009 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D 2010 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D 2005 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D 2006 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D 2007 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D 2008 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D 2009 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D 2010 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D 2005 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D 2006 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D 2007 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D 2008 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D 2009 16,384
MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D 2010 16,384

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V449000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.