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NHTSA recall 96V235000

Parking brake › Conventional

Mitsubishi Fuso FE439 and 2 more

Reported Nov 14, 19964,471 vehicles affectedMITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMERBuilt Apr 8, 1994 – Mar 31, 1995

The defect

Vehicle description: 1994 models are only in the state of california. the material hardness of the parking brake ratchet bar was greater than that of its mating part, the parking pawl.

The risk

If the parking brake IS repeatedly released before the ratchet bar and the parking pawl have completely disengaged, the pawl could wear causing loss of the parking brake.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the parking brake ratchet bar assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mitsubishi Fuso FE439
19941995
Mitsubishi Fuso FE449
19941995
Mitsubishi Fuso FH100
1995

Notes

Owner notification began december 11, 1996. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi fuso at 1-800-829-3876.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.