NHTSA recall 08V408000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 08V408000 |
| Manufacturer's number | C1003710 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2008-08-15 |
| Owners notified | 2008-10-10 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 2957 |
What is wrong
MITSUBISHI FUSO IS RECALLING 2,957 MY 2008 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D, AND FG84D TRUCKS. THE BOLT HOLES IN THE TURBOCHARGER BRACKET, WHERE THE TURBOCHARGER IS AFFIXED, WERE MANUFACTURED WITH INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. STRESS IS PLACED ON THE MOUNTING BOSS WHEN THE BRACKET IS AFFIXED TO THE TURBOCHARGER, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AFFIXING BOLTS AND BRACKET HOLES.
What can happen
IN THIS CONDITION, EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING MOUNTING BOSS DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION MAY CAUSE THERMAL FATIGUE OF THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING MAY CRACK, RELEASING EXHAUST GASES THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-856-467-4500.
Notes
MITSUBISHI FUSO RECALL NO. C1003710.CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
| 2008 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE83D | Built 2007-05-31 to 2008-01-30. |
|---|---|
| 2008 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D | Built 2007-04-13 to 2008-02-07. |
| 2008 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE85D | Built 2007-04-13 to 2008-01-31. |
| 2008 MITSUBISHI FUSO FG84D | Built 2007-08-31 to 2007-12-21. |
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
| TT201 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
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| TT199 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT198 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT196 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| TT191 | 2020-01-24. Service bulletin. This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers. |
| 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 |
| C-1003310 | 2009-01-10. Service bulletin. MITSUBISHI FUSO: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN-TURBOCHARGER ACTUATOR FOR MODELS F383D, FE84D, FE85D AND FG84D. THE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR ON THE TURBOCHARGER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.