Recall · 20V645000
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America recalled 3 models over service brakes, hydraulic
2,873
Vehicles covered
3
Models
9
Model years
October 19, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
- The defect
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 FEC7T, FECZT, and FEC9T vehicles. The brake booster vacuum pump assembly may be affected by heat radiating off the exhaust manifold during normal engine operation. This heat can cause the diaphragm in the pump to crack, resulting in loss of vacuum in the vacuum pump.
- What it can cause
- If loss of vacuum occurs, power brake assist may become inoperable, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the vacuum pump and install exhaust heat shields, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 15, 2021. Owners may contact MFTA customer service at 1-877-711-0707.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi FusoFEC7T | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Mitsubishi FusoFEC9T | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Mitsubishi FusoFeczt | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,873 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 69% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mitsubishi Fuso vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 6 times before this, most recently in August 2015 as 15V504000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 21V585000 (suspension), 21V297000 (suspension), 20V646000 (engine and engine cooling).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. with NHTSA on October 19, 2020 as campaign 20V645000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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