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NHTSA campaign 09V449000 · Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C1004110

Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 09V-449: AIR INTAKE DUCT

NHTSA recall 09V449000 (Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C1004110) was reported by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. on November 19, 2009, with 16,384 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FE83D, Mitsubishi Fuso FE84D, Mitsubishi Fuso FE85D and more for model years 2005–2010. Owners were notified on February 19, 2010, 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 09V449000 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
09V449000 (also written 09V-449 or 09V449)
Filed by
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
Mitsubishi Fuso campaign number
C1004110
Report received
Potentially affected
16,384 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V449000. 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 FE83D

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FE84D

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FE85D

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FG84D

All Mitsubishi Fuso recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V449000.

Defect description

MITSUBISHI FUSO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D AND FG84D VEHICLES. THE WEATHER RESISTANCE PROPERTIES OF THE AIR INTAKE DUCT RUBBER CUSHIONS IS INSUFFICIENT. DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, THE RUBBER CUSHIONS DETERIORATE AND CRACK, CAUSING ABNORMAL NOISE.

Safety consequence

ALL OF THE RUBBER CUSHIONS COULD CRACK, ALLOWING THE AIR INTAKE DUCT TO FALL OFF OF THE TRUCK INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF THE AIR INTAKE DUCT RUBBER CUSHIONS WITH COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. THIS REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.

Notes

MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. C1004110.OWNERS MAY 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V449000

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.