The defect
ROUTING OF BRAKE VACUUM HOSE FROM THE VACUUM PUMP TO THE STEEL VACUUM PIPE COULD ALLOW THE HOSE TO BE PINCHED WHEN CAB ASSEMBLY IS RAISED OR LOWERED.
The risk
THIS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE WITH NEW-STYLE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE434 | 1989, 1990 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE444 | 1989, 1990 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG434 | 1989, 1990 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 FE434 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE434 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE444 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE444 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG434 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FG434 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1990
18 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; MITSUBISHI AMERICA filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 90V206000 18 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V205000 17 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V190000 9 Nov 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V188000 1 Nov 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V173000 25 Sept 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 90V162000 4 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V145000 10 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V142000 6 Aug 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990