NHTSA campaign 12V534000 · Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C1005810
Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 12V-534: Parking Brake Lock Nut may be Loose
NHTSA recall 12V534000 (Mitsubishi Fuso campaign C1005810) was reported by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. on November 6, 2012, with 6,538 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52, Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72, Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92 and more for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on December 19, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V534000 (also written 12V-534 or 12V534)
- Filed by
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
- Mitsubishi Fuso campaign number
- C1005810
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,538 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V534000. 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
Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72
Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92
Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V534000.
Defect description
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92, and FGB72 trucks; manufactured from April 8, 2011, through October 16, 2012. The parking brake cable nut may have been insufficiently tightened during assembly. As a result, the parking brake cable could loosen with each operation of the parking brake.
Safety consequence
Continued use of the parking brake could result in the inability for it to hold the vehicle stationary. This may lead to a truck rollaway increasing the risk of pedestrian injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
MFTA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the parking brake nut, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 19, 2012. Owners may contact MFTA at 1-856-467-4500.
Notes
MFTA's recall campaign number is C1005810.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 www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V534000
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.