In July 2003, Isuzu & Nissan filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Parking Brake Cable / Rod, covering the Caravan Elgrand, Fargo Filly. The filing affects 83,687 vehicles manufactured between March 24, 1999 and March 13, 2001.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1109640 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | July 17, 2003 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Isuzu, Nissan |
| Component | Parking Brake Cable / Rod |
| Production period | March 24, 1999 — March 13, 2001 |
| Vehicles affected | 83,687 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Isuzu & Nissan.
The Parking Brake Cable / Rod is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 3 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 15 Isuzu notifications from 2003 in this archive. For scale, 538 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 1 year and 11 months.
Defect
The parking brake cable has insufficient low-temperature durability. Cracks develop on the outer surface of the cable under cold conditions. Continued use may cause the cable to kink and the inner wire to break, resulting in loss of parking brake function.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the affected cable with the corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E-ALE50 | Caravan Elgrand | ALE50-044206 — ALE50-074660 |
| E-ALWE50 | Caravan Elgrand | ALWE50-041127 — ALWE50-069200 |
| E-JALE50 | Fargo Filly | ALE50-805041 — ALE50-810089 |
| E-JALWE50 | Fargo Filly | ALWE50-805073 — ALWE50-810081 |
| GF-ALE50 | Caravan Elgrand | ALE50-044206 — ALE50-074660 |
| GF-ALWE50 | Caravan Elgrand | ALWE50-041127 — ALWE50-069200 |
| GF-JALE50 | Fargo Filly | ALE50-805041 — ALE50-810089 |
| GF-JALWE50 | Fargo Filly | ALWE50-805073 — ALWE50-810081 |
| GH-APE50 | Caravan Elgrand | APE50-000001 — APE50-013122 |
| GH-APWE50 | Caravan Elgrand | APWE50-000001 — APWE50-008742 |
| GH-JAPE50 | Fargo Filly | APE50-800001 — APE50-800028 |
| GH-JAPWE50 | Fargo Filly | APWE50-800001 — APWE50-800026 |
| KD-AVE50 | Caravan Elgrand | AVE50-033450 — AVE50-034971 |
| KD-AVWE50 | Caravan Elgrand | AVWE50-034737 — AVWE50-036784 |
| KD-JAVE50 | Fargo Filly | AVE50-805066 — AVE50-805089 |
| KD-JAVWE50 | Fargo Filly | AVWE50-805093 — AVWE50-805143 |
| KH-ATE50 | Caravan Elgrand | ATE50-000001 — ATE50-031588 |
| KH-ATWE50 | Caravan Elgrand | ATWE50-000001 — ATWE50-032212 |
| KH-JATE50 | Fargo Filly | ATE50-800001 — ATE50-805010 |
| KH-JATWE50 | Fargo Filly | ATWE50-800001 — ATWE50-805029 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
駐車制動装置において、駐車ブレーキケーブルの低温下における耐久性能が不適切なた め、ケーブル外表面に亀裂が発生するものがあり、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、当 該ケーブルが折れ曲がり、さらにインナーワイヤーが切損し、駐車ブレーキが作動しなく なるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該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=3000602
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