Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V046000

Power train: automatic transmission

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-02-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V046000

Power train: automatic transmission

Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
7,819
Reported to NHTSA
2014-02-10
Owners notified
2014-04-07

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 risk

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.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC522014 2013 2012
MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC722014 2013 2012
MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC922014 2013 2012
MITSUBISHI FUSO FGB722014 2013 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.