There have been 9 safety recalls for the Mitsubishi Fuso FE640. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Mitsubishi Fuso FE640.
The shift control lever may become inoperative, or the physical shift lever position on the shift lever housing gear indicator may not match the actual gear selection at the transmission.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1999 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 1999 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 1999 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 |
| Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Recall Summary: Mitsubishi fuso is recalling 15,549 my 1999-2004 fe639, fe649, and fg639 trucks; my 2001-2004 fe640, and my 2003-2004 fh210 trucks equipped with automatic transmissions. Normal heat emanating from the exhaust pipe may cause the automatic transmission shift linkage to deform.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The engine could stall and would not restart increasing the risk of a crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d, 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d, 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d, 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d, 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d, 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d, 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 |
| Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Recall Summary: On certain trucks, the cylinder head idler gear bushing may have been improperly machined, causing excessive stress on the cylinder head idler gear shaft. Continued operating in this condition could cause the idler gear shaft flange to break and generate abnormal engine noise or engine oil leaks. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The bolt could break, causing the engine to stall and not restart, increasing the risk of a crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 |
| Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Recall Summary: On certain medium duty trucks, the cylinder head idler gear shaft bolt may have been insufficiently tightened during initial assembly. Continued operation in this condition could cause the bolt to loosen, resulting in abnormal noise from improper gear alignment. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Continued operation in this condition could cause the idler gear shaft flange to break and generate abnormal engine noise and/or engine oil leaks. In the worst case, the engine could stall and would not restart, increasing the risk of a crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 |
| Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Recall Summary: On certain trucks, the cylinder head idler gear bushing may have been improperly machined, causing excessive stress on the cylinder head gear shaft. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The effort required to operate the a/t shift control lever may increase if the linkage binds due to rust build-up. The shift control lever may become inoperative, or the physical shift lever position on the shift lever housing gear indicator may not match the actual gear selection at the transmission.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1999 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640, 1999 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, 1999 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2000 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639, 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210, 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210 |
| Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT |
| Recall Summary: On certain medium duty trucks, rust build-up on the automatic transmission (a/t) shift linkage may cause the linkage to bind. Rust build-up is accelerated in geographic locations that are situated near large bodies of salt water, or in regions with heavy snow/ice melting compound usage in winter ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| May. 16, 2008 | Power Train:automatic Transmission | 15,549 |
| Mar. 26, 2007 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8,712 |
| Oct. 4, 2005 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 1,848 |
| Sep. 15, 2005 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 301 |
| Jun. 29, 2005 | Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift | 15,549 |
| Jun. 29, 2005 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 15,307 |
| Dec. 3, 2004 | Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System | 3,674 |
| Dec. 3, 2004 | Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage And Cable | 18,094 |
| Jan. 29, 2002 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum | 836 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 6 |
| 2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 4 |
| 2002 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 6 |
| 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640 | 8 |