NHTSA recall 06V477000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V477000 |
| Manufacturer's number | C1001810 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2006-12-20 |
| Owners notified | 2006-12-21 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 5466 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH INSUFFICIENT WALL THICKNESS, ALLOWING THE HOSE TO COLLAPSE DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION.
What can happen
CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION COULD RESTRICT PROPER OPERATION OF THE BRAKE POWER-ASSIST AND COMPROMISE BRAKING PERFORMANCE; OR RESTRICT PROPER OPERATION OF THE EXHAUST BRAKE SYSTEM. EITHER OCCURRENCE COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISED BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE AND WILL REPLACE THE HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 877-711-0707.
Notes
MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. C1001810.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.
| 2006 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D | Built 2005-07-21 to 2006-09-04. |
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| 2007 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D | Built 2005-07-21 to 2006-09-04. |
| 2006 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D | Built 2005-07-21 to 2006-09-04. |
| 2007 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D | Built 2005-07-21 to 2006-09-04. |
| 2006 MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D | Built 2005-08-01 to 2006-08-31. |
| 2007 MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D | Built 2005-08-01 to 2006-08-31. |
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.
Investigated as PE06041
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE06041 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2006-09-18, closed 2007-01-05. BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER HOSE COLLAPSES. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.