2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FH617

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing03V278000

Filed Aug 1, 20031,913 vehiclesMitsubishi Fuso Trk, Amer

Defect. ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, THE FRONT HUB OUTER WHEEL BEARING MAY BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO IMPROPER LUBRICATION.

Risk. 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.

Remedy. 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. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-877-711-0707.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body

Filed Jul 30, 201297,085 milesMA

DRIVER RETURNED TO SHOP WITH AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ALARM SOUNDING, FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. WE CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A DAMAGED BRAKE LINE. FOUND DAMAGED CROSS MEMBER WHICH CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO FAIL. WE BEGAN TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WAS HORRIFIED AT WHAT WE FOUND (PICTURES ATTACHED). TRUCK WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF SERVICE. FRAME SHOWED SIGNS OF SURFACE RUST BUT RAPIDLY DECOMPOSED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE POINT PIECES ARE CRUMBLING FROM THE FRAME AND SECTIONS OF THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS ARE NOW MISSING. THE FRAME, CROSSMEMBERS, AND RIVETS ARE HEAVILY DECOMPOSED WHILE BRACKETS HOLDING SUSPENSION, FUEL TANK, EXHAUST , DRIVE SHAFT, REAR END HOUSING, AND ENGINE HAVE MERE SURFACE RUST THAT WOULD COMMONLY BE SEEN ON A VEHICLE OF IT'S AGE. ATTACHED ALSO IS A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL MUFFLER THAT IS STILL ON THE TRUCK, ALONG WITH THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. ONE WOULD THINK THIS WOULD RUST AND ROT AWAY LONG BEFORE THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL USED ON THESE FRAME RAILS. A FEW OF US HAVE STARTED TO NETWORK TOGETHER TO TELL OUR STORIES AND THEY ALL APPEAR TO BE THE SAME. THIS TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR PLOWING, SANDING, OR HAULING ANY CORROSIVE MATERIALS. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE FOUND IN TRUCKS RANGING FROM 2000 TO 2005 FROM THE INFORMATION I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER FROM VARIOUS WEBSITES, BLOGS, AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES. MANY OF THESE TRUCKS MAY HAVE RUN THEIR COURSE ALREADY D

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003	0	2	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine
2001 — this page	1	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine

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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: Aug 1, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.