The defect
ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, RUST BUILD-UP ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (A/T) SHIFT LINKAGE MAY CAUSE THE LINKAGE TO BIND. RUST BUILD-UP IS ACCELERATED IN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS THAT ARE SITUATED NEAR LARGE BODIES OF SALT WATER, OR IN REGIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW/ICE MELTING COMPOUND USAGE IN WINTER MONTHS.
The risk
THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE A/T SHIFT CONTROL LEVER MAY INCREASE IF THE LINKAGE BINDS DUE TO RUST BUILD-UP. THE SHIFT CONTROL LEVER MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR THE PHYSICAL SHIFT LEVER POSITION ON THE SHIFT LEVER HOUSING GEAR INDICATOR MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL GEAR SELECTION AT THE TRANSMISSION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED A/T SHIFT CONTROL LEVER ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE639 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 | 2003, 2004 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
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 FE639 | 1999 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE639 | 2000 | 0 | 5 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE639 | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE639 | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE639 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE639 | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 2001 | 1 | 8 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 2000 | 0 | 5 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 2001 | 2 | 5 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 | 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
Other power train recalls in 2005
29 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the power train; MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 05V571000 29 Dec 2005 | GROUP LOTUS PLC |
| 05V568000 19 Dec 2005 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 05V551000 6 Dec 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V548000 1 Dec 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V537000 22 Nov 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V519000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V513000 7 Nov 2005 | ASTON MARTIN |
| 05V504000 1 Nov 2005 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005