- Vehicles
- 600
- Built between
- Sep 2012 – Jan 2013
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 October 2013
- Repaired
- 95%
- Unrepaired
- 30
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2012 and January 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52Built September 2012 to January 2013
- 2013-2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72Built September 2012 to January 2013
- 2013-2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92Built September 2012 to January 2013
- 2013-2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72Built October 2012 to January 2013
Repair progress
30 of 600 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.
95% repaired — 570 of 600 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92, and FGB72 trucks. The transmission oil cooler hoses may leak transmission fluid (ATF) due to being secured with hose clamps that have an insufficient clamping force.
What could happen
Leaking transmission fluid may prevent the transmission from shifting, rendering the transmission inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
MFTA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hose clamps, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2012 to January 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 September 2013
- Owners notified21 October 2013
- Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 95% repaired
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 12 September 2013.
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. Mitsubishi's recall number is C1006410.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C1006410
- 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
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.
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.