In July 1999, Daihatsu filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Power Transmission System, covering the Atrai, Hijet. The filing affects 12,157 vehicles manufactured between December 10, 1998 and April 21, 1999.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1105780 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | July 15, 1999 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Daihatsu |
| Component | Power Transmission System |
| Production period | December 10, 1998 — April 21, 1999 |
| Vehicles affected | 12,157 units |
Filing in context
The Power Transmission System is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 4 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 6 Daihatsu notifications from 1999 in this archive. For scale, 1,508 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 4 months.
Defect
The shift cable connecting the transmission and the shift lever has insufficient strength. Repeated forceful shift operations apply excessive load to the cable, causing the internal core wire to fracture. In the worst case, shift operation may become impossible.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the shift cable with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GD-S200V | Hijet | S200V-000060 — S200V-008306 |
| GD-S210V | Hijet | S210V-000059 — S210V-003770 |
| GD-S220V | ATRAI | S220V-000056 — S220V-009775 |
| GD-S230V | ATRAI | S230V-000063 — S230V-006914 |
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において、強度が不足しているため、少 々強引なシフト操作を繰り返すと、シフトケーブルに過大な荷重が働き、当該シフトケー ブル内部の芯線が折損し、最悪の場合、シフト操作ができなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該シフトケーブルを対策品と交換する。
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=3000187
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