In January 2004, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Differential, covering the Delica. The filing affects 8,923 vehicles manufactured between April 18, 1994 and June 1999.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1110210 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | January 13, 2004 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Differential |
| Production period | April 18, 1994 — June 1999 |
| Vehicles affected | 8,923 units |
Filing in context
The Differential is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 33 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 150 Mitsubishi notifications from 2004 in this archive. For scale, 1,673 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 5 years and 2 months.
Defect
The dynamic damper fitted to the rear axle differential to reduce vibration has insufficient strength in both the weight support rubber and the pin that prevents the weight from detaching. Continued use causes the weight support rubber to break and the pin to subsequently fracture. In the worst case, the weight detaches from the vehicle and endangers other traffic. (Note: This notification supersedes the corrective action filed on August 22, 2000, as Notification No. 164, which was determined to be insufficient, and implements a revised corrective action.)
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the dynamic damper with the corrected part.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KD-PA5W | Delica | PA5W-0000011 — PA5W-0005626 |
| KD-PB5W | Delica | PB5W-0000201 — PB5W-0000666 |
| KD-PC5W | Delica | PC5W-0000004 — PC5W-0400396 |
| KD-PD8W | Delica | PD8W-0000012 — PD8W-0302919 |
| KD-PE8W | Delica | PE8W-0000013 — PE8W-0306327 |
| KD-PF8W | Delica | PF8W-0000019 — PF8W-0005591 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
後軸差動装置の振動を低減するために装着されているダイナミックダンパーにおいて、 ウエイト支持ゴムおよびウエイトの脱落を防止するピンの強度が不足している。そのため 、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、ウエイト支持ゴムが破損し、その後、ピンが折損し て、最悪の場合、ウエイトが脱落して他の交通の安全を妨げるおそれがある。 （備考）本届出は平成１２年８月２２日「届出１６４」の改善対策届出において、不具合 に対する改善措置の内容が不十分であったため、改善措置の内容を見直し、再度届出を行 い対策を実施するものである。
改善措置
全車両、当該ダイナミックダンパーを対策品に交換する。
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=3000660
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