Mitsubishi Fuso Suspension: Wheel Bearing

Mitsubishi Fuso is recalling about 1,913 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. This could cause smoke from the area of the front wheel hub, or the vehicle could become inoperable due to bearing seizure, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
03V278000
Manufacturer
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER
Reported
1 August 2003
Vehicles
1,913
Built between
Mar 2000 – May 2002
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 August 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2000 and May 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000-2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210Built March 2000 to May 2002
  • 2000-2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FH211Built March 2000 to May 2002
  • 2000-2003 Mitsubishi Fuso FH617Built March 2000 to May 2002

What the defect is

On certain medium duty trucks, the front hub outer wheel bearing may become damaged due to improper lubrication.

What could happen

This could cause smoke from the area of the front wheel hub, or the vehicle could become inoperable due to bearing seizure, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL HUB BEARINGS, AND IF THE BEARINGS SHOW A SIGN OF DAMAGE OR BREAKAGE, WILL REPLACE THE BEARING WITH A NEW ONE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 20, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2000 to May 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 August 2003
  3. Owners notified20 August 2003

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 August 2003.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact mitsubishi fuso at 1-877-711-0707.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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