Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V534000

Parking brake

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-11-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V534000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
6,538
Reported to NHTSA
2012-11-06
Owners notified
2012-12-19

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 risk

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.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC522013 2012
MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC722013 2012
MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC922013 2012
MITSUBISHI FUSO FGB722013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.