The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1994 MODELS ARE ONLY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE MATERIAL HARDNESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE RATCHET BAR WAS GREATER THAN THAT OF ITS MATING PART, THE PARKING PAWL.
The risk
IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS REPEATEDLY RELEASED BEFORE THE RATCHET BAR AND THE PARKING PAWL HAVE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, THE PAWL COULD WEAR CAUSING LOSS OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE RATCHET BAR ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE439 | 1994, 1995 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE449 | 1994, 1995 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FH100 | 1995 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
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 FE439 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE439 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE449 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FE449 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FH100 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1996
6 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the parking brake; MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 96V246000 9 Dec 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V221000 4 Nov 1996 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 96V214000 28 Oct 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V144000 26 Jul 1996 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
| 96V120000 1 Jul 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996