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NHTSA campaign 12V058000

Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 12V-058: PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE/FMVSS 208

NHTSA recall 12V058000 was reported by MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. on February 16, 2012, with 760 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52, Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72 and Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92 for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on March 12, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
12V058000 (also written 12V-058 or 12V058)
Filed by
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
760 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Buckle Assembly
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 208

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V058000. 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 FEC52

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 10, 2011 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 10, 2011 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 10, 2011 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
All Mitsubishi Fuso recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V058000.

Defect description

MITSUBISHI FUSO (MFTA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FEC52, FEC72, AND FEC92 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 10, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 8, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208 “OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.” DURING ASSEMBLY, INCORRECT PASSENGER’S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE INSTALLED. THE PASSENGER’S SIDE SEAT BELT TONGUE WILL NOT ENGAGE ITS BUCKLE CORRECTLY.

Safety consequence

FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY INCREASES THE RISK OF PASSENGER INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

MFTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER’S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MFTA AT 1-856-467-4500.

Notes

MFTA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS C1005110. 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 12V058000

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.