NHTSA campaign 04V571000 · Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C0021610

Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 04V-571: MITSUBISHI FUSO/PARKING BRAKE CABLE

NHTSA recall 04V571000 (Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C0021610) was reported by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. on December 3, 2004, with 18,094 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 and Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 for model years 1996–2001. Owners were notified on January 13, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V571000 (also written 04V-571 or 04V571)
Filed by: MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
Mitsubishi Fuso campaign number: C0021610
Report received: December 3, 2004
Potentially affected: 18,094 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Parking Brake — Conventional — Mechanical — Linkage and Cable
Owners notified: January 13, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V571000. 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 FE639
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built February 21, 1995 – March 29, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Mitsubishi Fuso FE640
- 2001 · Vehicles built June 15, 2000 – March 29, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Mitsubishi Fuso FE649
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built February 21, 1995 – February 22, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Mitsubishi Fuso recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V571000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE CABLE END OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, IS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. REPEATED NORMAL PARKING BRAKE OPERATION MAY CAUSE THE CABLE END TO BECOME IMPROPERLY SEATED IN THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER GROOVE.

Safety consequence

IN THIS CONDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MAY BEND AND BREAK DUE TO FATIGUE. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THE TRUCK MAY ROLL AND CAUSE A CRASH, PROPERTY AND PERSONAL INJURIES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE FOR BENDING OR DAMAGE AT THE CABLE END AND INSTALL A MODIFIED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY IF THE CABLE IS BENT OR DAMAGED AT THE CABLE END. IF NO BENDING OR DAMAGE EXISTS, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CABLE RETAINER ON THE CABLE END OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 13, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-877-711-0707.

Notes

MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. C0021610.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 04V571000

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.