Mitsubishi Fuso Trk, Amer: Parking Brake › Conventional
Mitsubishi Fuso Trk, Amer reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 14, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,471. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The 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.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE RATCHET BAR ASSEMBLY.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mitsubishi Fuso FE439 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Mitsubishi Fuso FE449 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Mitsubishi Fuso FH100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Mitsubishi Fuso FE439 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Mitsubishi Fuso FE449 | 0 | 2 | 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 96V235000.
Full record for the 1995 Mitsubishi Fuso FE439 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →