- Vehicles
- 15,549
- Built between
- Feb 1998 – Jan 2004
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 August 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1998 and January 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1999-2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE639Built February 1998 to December 2003
- 2001-2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE640Built June 2000 to January 2004
- 1999-2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649Built February 1998 to January 2004
- 1999-2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FG639Built April 2000 to January 2004
- 2003-2004 Mitsubishi Fuso FH210Built January 2002 to January 2004
What the defect is
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. The effort required to operate the automatic transmission shift control lever may increase if the linkage binds due to the deformation.
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LEVER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1998 to January 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 May 2008
- Owners notified6 August 2008
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 16 May 2008.
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 may contact mitsubishi fuso at 1-856-467-4500.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C1003610
- Recalling manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC.
- 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
Mitsubishi fuso recall no. C1003610.CUSTOMERS may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.