NHTSA recall 08V221000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 08V221000 |
| Manufacturer's number | C1003510 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2008-05-15 |
| Owners notified | 2008-08-06 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 10325 |
What is wrong
MITSUBISHI FUSO IS RECALLING 10,325 MY 1999-2004 FE639 AND FE649 TRUCKS. THE REAR ENGINE SUPPORT BRACKET IS COMPOSED OF MATERIALS OF INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH. NORMAL VEHICLE VIBRATIONS MAY CAUSE THE BRACKET TO CRACK.
What can happen
IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE BRACKET MAY BREAK APART. THE TRANSMISSION COULD DROP OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED REAR ENGINE SUPPORT BRACKET COMPONENT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 856-467-3917.
Notes
MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. C1003510.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.
| 1999 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE639 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2003-12-27. |
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| 2000 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE639 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2003-12-27. |
| 2001 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE639 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2003-12-27. |
| 2002 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE639 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2003-12-27. |
| 2003 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE639 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2003-12-27. |
| 2004 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE639 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2003-12-27. |
| 1999 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE649 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2004-01-05. |
| 2000 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE649 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2004-01-05. |
| 2001 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE649 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2004-01-05. |
| 2002 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE649 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2004-01-05. |
| 2003 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE649 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2004-01-05. |
| 2004 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE649 | Built 1998-02-27 to 2004-01-05. |
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.