Parking brakeRecall 12V-534 · Mitsubishi Fuso vehicles
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. recall 12V-534 covers 6,538 Mitsubishi Fuso vehicles for a parking brake problem, reported to NHTSA on November 6, 2012.
Source: NHTSA recall 12V534000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92, and FGB72 trucks; manufactured from April 8, 2011, through October 16, 2012. The parking brake cable nut may have been insufficiently tightened during assembly. As a result, the parking brake cable could loosen with each operation of the parking brake.
The risk
Continued use of the parking brake could result in the inability for it to hold the vehicle stationary. This may lead to a truck rollaway increasing the risk of pedestrian injury or a vehicle crash.
The fix
MFTA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the parking brake nut, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 19, 2012. Owners may contact MFTA at 1-856-467-4500.
MFTA's recall campaign number is C1005810.Owners 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 www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from April 8, 2011 to October 16, 2012. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.