NHTSA recall 05V411000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 05V411000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R3150510 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2005-09-15 |
| Owners notified | 2005-12-20 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 301 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE CYLINDER HEAD IDLER GEAR BUSHING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MACHINED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD GEAR SHAFT.
What can happen
CONTINUED OPERATION IN THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE IDLER GEAR SHAFT FLANGE TO BREAK AND GENERATE ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND/OR ENGINE OIL LEAKS. IN THE WORST CASE, THE ENGINE COULD STALL AND WOULD NOT RESTART, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MEASURE THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE CYLINDER HEAD IDLER GEAR BUSHING. IF THE BUSHING IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IDLER GEAR BUSHING, IDLER GEAR SHAFT, AND IDLER GEAR ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.
Notes
MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. R3150510.CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2004 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE640 | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-07-02. |
|---|---|
| 2004 MITSUBISHI FUSO FH210 | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-07-04. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TT191 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
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| TT218 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT217 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| SC-C-0040690 | 2010-04-16. Service bulletin. MITSUBISHI TRUCK: DPF CAUTION LABEL. ENCLOSED IS A REPLACEMENT SELF ADHESIVE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) CAUTION LABEL TO INSTALL OVER THE EXISTING LABEL AND A REPLACEMENT DPF HANG TAG FOR THE TRUCK. THE NEW LABEL AND HANG TAG BETTER DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DPF REGENERATION SYSTEM. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.