The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CAB MAIN HOOK AND THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT. REPEATED NORMAL CAB TILTING OPERATION COULD CAUSE THE CAB TILT SYSTEM COMPONENTS TO BECOME DAMAGED IN THE AREA OF THE CAB MAIN HOOK.
The risk
IF DAMAGE OCCURS, THE CAB MAIN HOOK COULD LATCH IMPROPERLY, AND IN THE WORST CASE, THE CAB COULD TILT FORWARD DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAB HOOK, LOCK LEVER AND CONTROL LEVER BRACKET WITH MODIFIED COMPONENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-877-711-0707.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Fuso FK617 | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM617 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM657 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Fuso FK617 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FK617 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FK617 | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM617 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM617 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM617 | 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM617 | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM657 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM657 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM657 | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FM657 | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2004
44 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the structure; MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 04V601000 30 Dec 2004 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V588000 13 Dec 2004 | CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| 04V569000 3 Dec 2004 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 04V564000 30 Nov 2004 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 04V563000 23 Nov 2004 | VERITRANS SPECIALTY VEHICLES, INC. |
| 04V545000 15 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V533000 2 Nov 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V523000 2 Nov 2004 | BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004