Recall 14V046000: 2012–2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52 and 1 other model

Report received

Feb 10, 2014

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America…

Potentially affected

7,819vehicles

Model years

2012–2014

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (Mitsubishi Fuso) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92 and FGB72 trucks. In the affected vehicles, the transmission may not have been cleaned sufficiently during manufacturing, allowing debris to contaminate the automatic transmission fluid (ATF).

Possible consequence

Contaminated ATF may cause the transmission to become inoperative resulting in engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mitsubishi Fuso will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission, flush the system twice and refill it with new ATF or replace the transmission assembly as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi Fuso at 1-856-467-4500.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC521 complaints
• 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC520 complaints
• 2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC520 complaints
• 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC722 complaints
• 2013 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC720 complaints
• 2014 Mitsubishi Fuso FEC720 complaints