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NHTSA campaign 04V477000 · Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C0021113

Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 04V-477: MITSUBISHI FUSO/FRONT HUB BEARING

NHTSA recall 04V477000 (Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C0021113) was reported by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. on October 7, 2004, with 2,892 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FM617, Mitsubishi Fuso FM657, Mitsubishi Fuso FM61F and more for model years 2000–2005. Owners were notified on October 28, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V477000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V477000 (also written 04V-477 or 04V477)
Filed by
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
Mitsubishi Fuso campaign number
C0021113
Report received
Potentially affected
2,892 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Hub
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V477000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Mitsubishi Fuso

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FM61F

    • 2005 · Vehicles built May 25, 2004 – August 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FM64F

    • 2005 · Vehicles built May 25, 2004 – August 19, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FM65F

    • 2005 · Vehicles built May 26, 2004 – September 2, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FM617

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FM657

    • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built April 13, 2000 – December 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi Fuso recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V477000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS USING AN F060T OR F070T FRONT AXLE, THE FRONT WHEEL HUB OUTER BEARING LOCK NUT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY, AND AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF GREASE MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE OUTER BEARING.

Safety consequence

THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN THE OUTER BEARING GENERATING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND/OR BREAKING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DISABLED. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE INNER AND OUTER FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS, AND REPLACE ANY BEARING WITH SIGNS OF DAMAGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.

Notes

MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO.C0021113.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V477000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.