NHTSA campaign 14V046000
Mitsubishi Fuso Recall 14V-046: Contamination of the ATF
NHTSA recall 14V046000 was reported by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. on February 10, 2014, with 7,819 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52, Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72, Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92 and more for model years 2012–2014. Owners were notified on April 7, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V046000 (also written 14V-046 or 14V046)
- Filed by
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,819 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 95.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V046000. 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 14V046000.
Defect description
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (Mitsubishi Fuso) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92 and FGB72 trucks. In the affected vehicles, the transmission may not have been cleaned sufficiently during manufacturing, allowing debris to contaminate the automatic transmission fluid (ATF).
Safety consequence
Contaminated ATF may cause the transmission to become inoperative resulting in engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Mitsubishi Fuso will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission, flush the system twice and refill it with new ATF or replace the transmission assembly as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi Fuso at 1-856-467-4500.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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 14V046000
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.