NHTSA Recall 14V046000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V046000; Date: Feb. 10, 2014
Contaminated atf may cause the transmission to become inoperative resulting in engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52; 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52; 2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52; 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72; 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72; 2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72; 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92; 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92; 2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92; 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72; 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72; 2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72
Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission
Manufactured by: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 7,819
Recall Summary:
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).
How to Fix:
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.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 7, 2014
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