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NHTSA campaign 05V304000 · Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C0028810

Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 05V-304: AISIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE

NHTSA recall 05V304000 (Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C0028810) was reported by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. on June 29, 2005, with 15,549 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, Mitsubishi Fuso FG639 and more for model years 1999–2004. Owners were notified on September 26, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V304000 (also written 05V-304 or 05V304)
Filed by
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
Mitsubishi Fuso campaign number
C0028810
Report received
Potentially affected
15,549 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Floor Shift
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V304000. 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

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FE640

    • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 15, 2000 – January 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FE649

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FG639

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FH210

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 30, 2002 – January 9, 2004 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi Fuso recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V304000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. C0028810.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V304000

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.