MITSUBISHI FEC72 2012: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 14V046000

Make Model Year
MITSUBISHI FEC72 2012
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2014-04-07 2014-02-10 2014-02-11

Production Dates: 2011-04-08 - 2013-08-21

Manufacturers Involved: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.

Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 7819

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

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".

Consequence

Contaminated ATF may cause the transmission to become inoperative resulting in engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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.

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.