In May 2004, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Service Brake - General, covering the Canter Guts. The filing affects 410 vehicles manufactured between June 30, 2003 and April 15, 2004.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1110840 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | May 17, 2004 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Service Brake - General |
| Production period | June 30, 2003 — April 15, 2004 |
| Vehicles affected | 410 units |
Filing in context
The Service Brake - General is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 2 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 150 Mitsubishi notifications from 2004 in this archive. For scale, 3,244 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 9 months.
Defect
In gasoline-engine vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, the brake booster (master-vac) has insufficient capacity. During automatic engine warm-up, idle speed rises and brake force becomes insufficient to hold against torque converter creep. If a refrigeration compressor or similar auxiliary load is also engaged during warm-up, brake force decreases further. As a result, if the selector is shifted into a drive range before the engine has fully warmed up, the vehicle may move even with the brake pedal depressed.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the brake booster with the corrected part. On vehicles equipped with a refrigeration compressor, also replace the engine control unit with the corrected part. Because supply of the corrected engine control unit requires additional lead time, vehicles equipped with a refrigeration compressor will first receive the corrected brake booster and the following interim measure: affix a driver warning placard instructing the operator not to move the vehicle until engine coolant temperature has risen to operating level.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CBF-FB700A | Canter Guts | FB700A-510001 — FB700A-510014 |
| CBF-FB700B | Canter Guts | FB700B-510001 — FB700B-510164 |
| UC-FB700A | Canter Guts | FB700A-500030 — FB700A-500141 |
| UC-FB700B | Canter Guts | FB700B-500022 — FB700B-501896 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
自動変速機付ガソリンエンジン搭載車において、制動倍力装置（マスターバック）の容量が 不適切なため、自動暖機運転でエンジンのアイドリング回転数が上昇すると、制動力がト ルクコンバータのクリープ力に対して不足する場合がある。また、自動暖気運転時に冷凍 機コンプレッサー等を作動した際、さらに制動力が低下する場合がある。そのため、エン ジンが充分に暖気できていない状態で走行レンジに入れると、ブレーキペダルを踏んでい ても、車両が動き出すおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、マスターバックを対策品に交換する。また、冷凍機用コンプレッサーを装着した 車両については、エンジンの電子制御ユニットも対策品に交換する。 なお、電子制御ユニット（対策品）の供給に時間を要するため、冷凍機用コンプレッサーを 装着した車両については、マスターバックを対策品に交換した上で、次の暫定措置を実施 する。 ・エンジンの冷却水温度が上昇するまで発進を行わない旨の注意事項を記載した運転注意 銘板を貼付け。
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=3000731
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