Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.: Parking Brake
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 6, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,538. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92, and FGB72 trucks; manufactured from April 8, 2011, through October 16, 2012. The parking brake cable nut may have been insufficiently tightened during assembly. As a result, the parking brake cable could loosen with each operation of the parking brake.
The risk
Continued use of the parking brake could result in the inability for it to hold the vehicle stationary. This may lead to a truck rollaway increasing the risk of pedestrian injury or a vehicle crash.
The remedy
MFTA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the parking brake nut, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 19, 2012. Owners may contact MFTA at 1-856-467-4500.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V534000.
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