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NHTSA campaign 08V224000 · Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C1003610

Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 08V-224: AISIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE

NHTSA recall 08V224000 (Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C1003610) was reported by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. on May 16, 2008, 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 August 6, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V224000 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
08V224000 (also written 08V-224 or 08V224)
Filed by
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
Mitsubishi Fuso campaign number
C1003610
Report received
Potentially affected
15,549 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V224000. 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 08V224000.

Defect description

MITSUBISHI FUSO IS RECALLING 15,549 MY 1999-2004 FE639, FE649, AND FG639 TRUCKS; MY 2001-2004 FE640, AND MY 2003-2004 FH210 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. NORMAL HEAT EMANATING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE MAY CAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE TO DEFORM. THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LEVER MAY INCREASE IF THE LINKAGE BINDS DUE TO THE DEFORMATION.

Safety consequence

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 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LEVER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.

Notes

MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. C1003610.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V224000

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.