Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1995 Mitsubishi Fuso FE449

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Parking Brake › Conventional96V235000
Filed Nov 14, 19964,471 vehiclesMitsubishi Fuso Trk, Amer

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1994 MODELS ARE ONLY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE MATERIAL HARDNESS OF THE PARKING BRAKE RATCHET BAR WAS GREATER THAN THAT OF ITS MATING PART, THE PARKING PAWL.

Risk. IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS REPEATEDLY RELEASED BEFORE THE RATCHET BAR AND THE PARKING PAWL HAVE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED, THE PAWL COULD WEAR CAUSING LOSS OF THE PARKING BRAKE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE RATCHET BAR ASSEMBLY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor95V100000
Filed May 18, 19952,971 vehiclesMitsubishi Fuso Trk, Amer

Defect. THE WELDED JOINTS CONNECTING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MUFFLER AND THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS INFERIOR. THE WELD CAN CRACK UNDER NORMAL OPERATION.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE EMISSION GAS LEAKAGE AND POSSIBLY COULD RESULT IN THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY FALLING ONTO THE ROADWAY AND CAUSING A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1995 — this page0200Routine
19940200Routine

Compare every FE449 year →

Other Mitsubishi Fuso models

All Mitsubishi Fuso models →
FE 6FK617 4FE125 4FE83D 3FE649 3FE180 3

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 14, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.