In May 1996, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Clutch cable / shift cable, covering the Minicab. The filing affects 68,407 vehicles manufactured between December 19, 1990 and August 1991.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1104580 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | May 16, 1996 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Clutch cable / shift cable |
| Production period | December 19, 1990 — August 1991 |
| Vehicles affected | 68,407 units |
Filing in context
This is the only filing in the archive that cites the Clutch cable / shift cable as the affected component. This filing is one of 4 Mitsubishi notifications from 1996 in this archive. For scale, 636 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 8 months.
Defect
The shift cable connecting the transmission to the shift lever was routed improperly during assembly. Repeated shift operations subject the cable to excessive bending stress, which may cause it to fracture. If the cable fractures, gear selection becomes impossible.
Corrective action
Replace the shift cable on all vehicles with the corrected part and reroute the cable to the correct path.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 6 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| V-U41T | Minicab | U41T-0000001 — U41T-0019805 |
| V-U41TP | Minicab | U41T-0000001 — U41T-0019805 |
| V-U41V | Minicab | U41V-0000001 — U41V-0022155 |
| V-U42T | Minicab | U42T-0000001 — U42T-0022343 |
| V-U42TP | Minicab | U42T-0000001 — U42T-0022343 |
| V-U42V | Minicab | U42V-0000001 — U42V-0011036 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
変速機とシフトレバーを連結するシフトケーブルの取りまわしに不適切なものがあり、 そのままの状態で使用を続けると、シフト操作の繰り返しによりシフトケーブルが折損し 、変速操作ができなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、シフトケーブルを対策品と交換し、シフトケーブルの取りまわしを変更する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000049
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