NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V449000 · manufacturer campaign C1004110

Equipment — Mitsubishi Fuso · reported 19 Nov 2009 · 16,384 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

MITSUBISHI FUSO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D AND FG84D VEHICLES. THE WEATHER RESISTANCE PROPERTIES OF THE AIR INTAKE DUCT RUBBER CUSHIONS IS INSUFFICIENT. DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, THE RUBBER CUSHIONS DETERIORATE AND CRACK, CAUSING ABNORMAL NOISE.

The risk

ALL OF THE RUBBER CUSHIONS COULD CRACK, ALLOWING THE AIR INTAKE DUCT TO FALL OFF OF THE TRUCK INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH.

The fix

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF THE AIR INTAKE DUCT RUBBER CUSHIONS WITH COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. THIS REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.

MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. C1004110.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V449000
Manufacturer campaign
C1004110
Filed by
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Of America, Inc.
Report received
19 Nov 2009
Owners notified
19 Feb 2010
Potentially affected
16,384

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d 2009 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d 2010 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe83d 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d 2009 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d 2010 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe84d 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d 2009 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d 2010 Mitsubishi Fuso Fe85d 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d 2006 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d 2009 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d 2010 Mitsubishi Fuso Fg84d

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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