Mitsubishi America: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Mitsubishi America reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 11, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,209. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ROUTING OF BRAKE VACUUM HOSE FROM THE VACUUM PUMP TO THE STEEL VACUUM PIPE COULD ALLOW THE HOSE TO BE PINCHED WHEN CAB ASSEMBLY IS RAISED OR LOWERED.
The risk
THIS WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE WITH NEW-STYLE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Mitsubishi Fuso FE434 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Mitsubishi Fuso FE444 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Mitsubishi Fuso FG434 | 0 | 1 | 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 90V198000.
Full record for the 1990 Mitsubishi Fuso FE434 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →