In December 2004, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (Control System), covering the Fighter, Aero Midi and 4 more models. The filing affects 1,376 vehicles manufactured between January 1991 and April 20, 1999.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1113330 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 17, 2004 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Other (Control System) |
| Production period | January 1991 — April 20, 1999 |
| Vehicles affected | 1,376 units |
Filing in context
The Other (Control System) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 46 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 150 Mitsubishi notifications from 2004 in this archive. For scale, 2,627 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 years and 3 months.
Defect
The ASR (Anti-Spin Regulator) valve installed to prevent drive wheel spin contains an internal valve element made from an incorrect material and manufactured to incorrect dimensions. Air pressure acting on the back of this element causes age-related deterioration and deformation under high-temperature conditions, which may block the exhaust port. When the exhaust port is blocked, pressure remains trapped in the brake lines, keeping the brakes continuously applied and causing the brake drums to overheat. In the worst case, this may result in a vehicle fire.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the ASR valve with the corrected part and replace the line connectors with new parts. Additionally, reclassify the ASR valve as a scheduled replacement part requiring exchange every 10 years.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 232 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KC-FH217CD | Fighter | FH217C-501377 |
| KC-FH217H | Fighter | FH217H-501495 |
| KC-FH218D | Fighter | FH218D-501134 — FH218D-501140 |
| KC-FH218G | Fighter | FH218G-501321 |
| KC-FH218H | Fighter | FH218H-500004 — FH218H-501364 |
| KC-FH227G | Fighter | FH227G-510001 |
| KC-FH228G | Fighter | FH228G-512169 |
| KC-FH228H | Fighter | FH228H-512098 |
| KC-FK612G | Fighter | FK612G-521014 — FK612G-521042 |
| KC-FK612H | Fighter | FK612H-520032 — FK612H-521235 |
| KC-FK612J | Fighter | FK612J-520057 — FK612J-521434 |
| KC-FK612JZ | Fighter | FK612JZ-520035 |
| KC-FK612K | Fighter | FK612K-521289 — FK612K-522046 |
| KC-FK612KZ | Fighter | FK612KZ-520017 — FK612KZ-520098 |
| KC-FK612L | Fighter | FK612L-521078 |
| KC-FK612LZ | Fighter | FK612LZ-520012 |
| KC-FK612M | Fighter | FK612M-521098 |
| KC-FK618K | Fighter | FK618K-521378 |
| KC-FK618KZ | Fighter | FK618KZ-520095 |
| KC-FK619D | Fighter | FK619D-521332 |
| KC-FK619K | Fighter | FK619K-521077 |
| KC-FK619S | Fighter | FK619S-521003 |
| KC-FK619SZ | Fighter | FK619SZ-520004 — FK619SZ-520018 |
| KC-FK619U | Fighter | FK619U-721013 |
| KC-FK622EYR | Fighter | FK622EY-730016 |
| KC-FK622G | Fighter | FK622G-532032 |
| KC-FK622GZ | Fighter | FK622GZ-540017 |
| KC-FK622H | Fighter | FK622H-530022 — FK622H-540141 |
| KC-FK622HZ | Fighter | FK622HZ-530008 — FK622HZ-540010 |
| KC-FK622J | Fighter | FK622J-530134 — FK622J-532056 |
| KC-FK622JZ | Fighter | FK622JZ-530206 |
| KC-FK622K | Fighter | FK622K-530108 — FK622K-532720 |
| KC-FK622KZ | Fighter | FK622KZ-530144 |
| KC-FK622L | Fighter | FK622L-732002 |
| KC-FK622M | Fighter | FK622M-532073 |
| KC-FK622MZ | Fighter | FK622MZ-540019 — FK622MZ-540020 |
| KC-FK622S | Fighter | FK622S-530014 |
| KC-FK622U | Fighter | FK622U-730005 |
| KC-FK628G | Fighter | FK628G-540096 |
| KC-FK628H | Fighter | FK628H-540017 |
| KC-FK628JZ | Fighter | FK628JZ-530004 |
| KC-FK628KY | Fighter | FK628KY-530017 — FK628KY-540011 |
| KC-FK628L | Fighter | FK628L-532001 |
| KC-FK629HY | Fighter | FK629HY-540003 — FK629HY-540007 |
| KC-FK629J | Fighter | FK629J-532282 |
| KC-FK629JY | Fighter | FK629JY-540009 |
| KC-FK629K | Fighter | FK629K-530316 — FK629K-532502 |
| KC-FK629KZ | Fighter | FK629KZ-530970 |
| KC-FK629L | Fighter | FK629L-730004 |
| KC-FK668H | Fighter | FK668H-721012 |
| KC-FK678H | Fighter | FK678H-740005 |
| KC-FK728C | Fighter | FK728C-540498 |
| KC-FK728D | Fighter | FK728D-540061 |
| KC-FK728G | Fighter | FK728G-540190 — FK728G-540421 |
| KC-FM612J | Fighter | FM612J-720020 |
| KC-FM612L | Fighter | FM612L-720020 — FM612L-720091 |
| KC-FM612M | Fighter | FM612M-720051 |
| KC-FM619F | Fighter | FM619F-720062 |
| KC-FM619L | Fighter | FM619L-720048 |
| KC-FM622L | Fighter | FM622L-730014 — FM622L-730015 |
| KC-FM652L | Fighter | FM652L-520001 — FM652L-720005 |
| KC-FM652S | Fighter | FM652S-720010 |
| KC-FN622K | Fighter | FN622K-740004 |
| KC-FN622N | Fighter | FN622N-740011 |
| KC-FP410DR | フソウ | FP410D-560123 — FP410D-560398 |
| KC-FP410GR | フソウ | FP410G-560038 — FP410G-560070 |
| KC-FP411DR | フソウ | FP411D-560035 — FP411D-560277 |
| KC-FP412DR | フソウ | FP412D-560047 — FP412D-560363 |
| KC-FP415DR | フソウ | FP415D-560109 — FP415D-560552 |
| KC-FP415N | フソウ | FP415N-560018 — FP415N-560022 |
| KC-FP419DR | フソウ | FP419D-560025 — FP419D-560161 |
| KC-FP441DR | フソウ | FP441D-560039 — FP441D-560043 |
| KC-FP442DR | フソウ | FP442D-560034 |
| KC-FP444DR | フソウ | FP444D-560005 — FP444D-560010 |
| KC-FP445DR | フソウ | FP445D-560064 — FP445D-560065 |
| KC-FP510DR | フソウ | FP510D-500070 — FP510D-500425 |
| KC-FP510GR | フソウ | FP510G-500027 — FP510G-500115 |
| KC-FP511DR | フソウ | FP511D-500069 — FP511D-500267 |
| KC-FP512DR | フソウ | FP512D-500111 — FP512D-500432 |
| KC-FP514DR | フソウ | FP514D-500036 |
| KC-FP515DR | フソウ | FP515D-500019 — FP515D-500413 |
| KC-FP515LX | フソウ | FP515LX-500021 — FP515LX-500068 |
| KC-FP515NX | フソウ | FP515NX-500040 — FP515NX-500054 |
| KC-FP519DR | フソウ | FP519D-500020 — FP519D-500038 |
| KC-FP540DR | フソウ | FP540D-500015 — FP540D-500045 |
| KC-FP540GR | フソウ | FP540G-500009 |
| KC-FP542DR | フソウ | FP542D-500042 — FP542D-700037 |
| KC-FP543DR | フソウ | FP543D-500013 — FP543D-500016 |
| KC-FP545DR | フソウ | FP545D-500034 — FP545D-700010 |
| KC-FS410TZ | フソウ | FS410TZ-560417 — FS410TZ-560529 |
| KC-FS411TZ | フソウ | FS411TZ-560155 — FS411TZ-560350 |
| KC-FS419TZ | フソウ | FS419TZ-560409 — FS419TZ-560532 |
| KC-FS510VZ | フソウ | FS510VZ-700049 — FS510VZ-700052 |
| KC-FS519TZ | フソウ | FS519TZ-500138 |
| KC-FS519VZ | フソウ | FS519VZ-500134 — FS519VZ-500248 |
| KC-FS540VZ | フソウ | FS540VZ-700061 |
| KC-FT410V | フソウ | FS540VZ-700061 — FT410V-560084 |
| KC-FT417L | フソウ | FT417L-560052 |
| KC-FT417NZ | フソウ | FT417NZ-560288 |
| KC-FT510VX | フソウ | FT510VX-500147 — FT510VX-500480 |
| KC-FT517LX | フソウ | FT517LX-500238 |
| KC-FT517NY | フソウ | FT517NY-500026 — FT517NY-500444 |
| KC-FT517VX | フソウ | FT517VX-500267 |
| KC-FU410TZ | フソウ | FU410TZ-560096 — FU410TZ-561734 |
| KC-FU410U | フソウ | FU410U-560029 — FU410U-560074 |
| KC-FU410UZ | フソウ | FU410UZ-560279 |
| KC-FU411TZ | フソウ | FU411TZ-560029 — FU411TZ-560127 |
| KC-FU411UZ | フソウ | FU411UZ-560098 |
| KC-FU419U | フソウ | FU419U-560042 |
| KC-FU510TY | フソウ | FU510TY-500154 |
| KC-FU510UZ | フソウ | FU510UZ-500409 — FU510UZ-700142 |
| KC-FU511UZ | フソウ | FU511UZ-500061 — FU511UZ-500289 |
| KC-FU517JX | フソウ | FU517JX-500016 |
| KC-FU517NY | フソウ | FU517NY-500250 |
| KC-FU517TY | フソウ | FU517TY-500113 — FU517TY-500285 |
| KC-FU519PY | フソウ | FU519PY-500038 |
| KC-FU519UZ | フソウ | FU519UZ-500187 — FU519UZ-500200 |
| KC-FU540UZ | フソウ | FU540UZ-700029 |
| KC-FV411PZ | フソウ | FV411PZ-560008 |
| KC-FV411TZ | フソウ | FV411TZ-560086 — FV411TZ-560532 |
| KC-FV412PZ | フソウ | FV412PZ-560048 |
| KC-FV412TZ | フソウ | FV412TZ-560028 — FV412TZ-560143 |
| KC-FV415JR | フソウ | FV415JR-560192 — FV415JR-560198 |
| KC-FV419P | フソウ | FV419P-760016 |
| KC-FV419TZ | フソウ | FV419TZ-560002 — FV419TZ-560049 |
| KC-FV424JR | フソウ | FV424JR-560088 — FV424JR-560214 |
| KC-FV511PY | フソウ | FV511PY-500023 — FV511PY-500047 |
| KC-FV512HR | フソウ | FV512H-500046 — FV512H-500053 |
| KC-FV512JXD | フソウ | FV512JX-700030 — FV512JX-700152 |
| KC-FV512PY | フソウ | FV512PY-700014 |
| KC-FV512PYP | フソウ | FV512PY-500043 — FV512PY-700048 |
| KC-FV513HR | フソウ | FV513H-500243 — FV513H-700134 |
| KC-FV514HR | フソウ | FV514H-500286 — FV514H-700010 |
| KC-FV519PX | フソウ | FV519PX-500007 — FV519PX-500015 |
| KC-FV519PY | フソウ | FV519PY-500139 |
| KC-FY510TY | フソウ | FY510TY-500167 |
| KC-MJ218F | Aero Midi | MJ218F-24066 — MJ218F-24120 |
| KC-MJ629F | Aero Midi | MJ629F-24007 — MJ629F-25154 |
| KC-MK219J | Aero Midi | MK219J-24053 — MK219J-25153 |
| KC-MK612J | Aero Midi | MK612J-24023 — MK612J-25007 |
| KC-MK619F | Aero Midi | MK619F-25001 — MK619F-25012 |
| KC-MK619J | Aero Midi | MK619J-24040 — MK619J-25037 |
| KC-MK622J | Aero Midi | MK622J-24009 — MK622J-25003 |
| KC-MM719J | Aero Midi | MM719J-20001 |
| KC-MM812H | Aero Midi | MM812H-24022 — MM812H-24036 |
| KC-MM822H | Aero Midi | MM822H-24003 — MM822H-25204 |
| KC-MP217K | Aero Star | MP217K-24001 |
| KC-MP617K | Aero Star | MP617K-24034 |
| KC-MP617N | Aero Star | MP617N-14010 |
| KC-MP717K | Aero Star | MP717K-20230 — MP717K-30016 |
| KC-MP717P | Aero Star | MP717P-20028 — MP717P-20064 |
| KC-MS815S | Aero Bus | MS815S-14193 — MS815S-14201 |
| KC-MS822P | Aero Bus | MS822P-14004 — MS822P-14581 |
| KC-MS822PA | Aero Bus | MS822P-14480 |
| KC-MS829M | Aero Bus | MS829M-14001 — MS829M-14021 |
| KC-MS829N | Aero Bus | MS829N-14001 |
| KC-MS829P | Aero Bus | MS829P-14013 — MS829P-14190 |
| KC-MU612TA | Aero King | MU612T-25003 |
| U-FK616GZ | Fighter | FK616GZ-510028 |
| U-FK616H | Fighter | FK616H-510210 — FK616H-510272 |
| U-FK616HZ | Fighter | FK616HZ-510038 — FK616HZ-510040 |
| U-FK616J | Fighter | FK616J-500258 — FK616J-510401 |
| U-FK616JZ | Fighter | FK616JZ-510050 — FK616JZ-510120 |
| U-FK616K | Fighter | FK616K-500441 — FK616K-510487 |
| U-FK616KZ | Fighter | FK616KZ-510011 — FK616KZ-510175 |
| U-FK616L | Fighter | FK616L-510042 — FK616L-510141 |
| U-FK616M | Fighter | FK616M-500093 — FK616M-510036 |
| U-FK617G | Fighter | FK617G-510421 |
| U-FK617HZ | Fighter | FK617HZ-510024 — FK617HZ-510104 |
| U-FK617J | Fighter | FK617J-511105 |
| U-FK617K | Fighter | FK617K-512868 |
| U-FK617KZ | Fighter | FK617KZ-500023 — FK617KZ-510099 |
| U-FK618D | Fighter | FK618D-510621 |
| U-FK618GZ | Fighter | FK618GZ-500023 |
| U-FK618H | Fighter | FK618H-500505 |
| U-FK618HZ | Fighter | FK618HZ-500034 — FK618HZ-510300 |
| U-FK618J | Fighter | FK618J-500933 — FK618J-511644 |
| U-FK618K | Fighter | FK618K-501271 — FK618K-512089 |
| U-FK618KZ | Fighter | FK618KZ-510089 |
| U-FK618M | Fighter | FK618M-500101 |
| U-FK618MZ | Fighter | FK618MZ-510015 |
| U-FK618S | Fighter | FK618S-510042 |
| U-FK618SZ | Fighter | FK618SZ-510036 — FK618SZ-510037 |
| U-FK666H | Fighter | FK666H-710003 |
| U-FK666K | Fighter | FK666K-710023 |
| U-FK667H | Fighter | FK667H-710010 |
| U-FM616H | Fighter | FM616H-510044 |
| U-FM616J | Fighter | FM616J-500034 — FM616J-710086 |
| U-FM616L | Fighter | FM616L-500042 — FM616L-510055 |
| U-FM616S | Fighter | FM616S-510007 |
| U-FM618F | Fighter | FM618F-710010 |
| U-FM618H | Fighter | FM618H-500018 |
| U-FM618L | Fighter | FM618L-510020 |
| U-FP415HT | フソウ | FP415H-550019 |
| U-FT410V | フソウ | FT410V-550405 — FT410V-550421 |
| U-FU410S | フソウ | FU410S-550038 |
| U-FU410U | フソウ | FU410U-550470 — FU410U-550931 |
| U-FU411U | フソウ | FU411U-550100 — FU411U-550202 |
| U-FU415L | フソウ | FU415L-550057 |
| U-FU419N | フソウ | FU419N-550031 |
| U-FU470T | フソウ | FU470T-550002 — FU470T-550011 |
| U-FV411PP | フソウ | FV411P-550116 |
| U-FV411R | フソウ | FV411R-550052 |
| U-FV416T | フソウ | FV416T-540106 — FV416T-540116 |
| U-MJ628F | Aero Midi | MJ628F-20082 — MJ628F-20382 |
| U-MK218J | Aero Midi | MK218J-20231 — MK218J-20432 |
| U-MK616J | Aero Midi | MK616J-20054 — MK616J-20101 |
| U-MK618F | Aero Midi | MK618F-20038 |
| U-MK626J | Aero Midi | MK626J-20045 — MK626J-20061 |
| U-MM618J | Aero Midi | MM618J-20001 |
| U-MM816H | Aero Midi | MM816H-20008 |
| U-MM826H | Aero Midi | MM826H-20002 — MM826H-20343 |
| U-MS815S | Aero Midi | MS815S-10023 — MS815S-10042 |
| U-MS821P | Aero Midi | MS821P-10002 — MS821P-20040 |
| U-MS821PA | Aero Midi | MS821P-10003 — MS821P-20039 |
| U-MS826M | Aero Midi | MS826M-10024 — MS826M-10040 |
| U-MS826P | Aero Midi | MS826P-10051 — MS826P-10870 |
| U-MS826PA | Aero Midi | MS826P-10018 — MS826P-10250 |
| U-MS826S | Aero Midi | MS826S-10028 — MS826S-10030 |
| W-FK616EZR | Fighter | FK616EZ-710015 — FK616EZ-710016 |
| W-FP410DR | フソウ | FP410D-531002 — FP410D-630002 |
| W-FP411DR | フソウ | FP411D-540085 — FP411D-550868 |
| W-FP414DR | フソウ | FP414D-530056 — FP414D-550230 |
| W-FP415DR | フソウ | FP415D-530100 — FP415D-650626 |
| W-FP416DR | フソウ | FP416D-540029 — FP416D-631044 |
| W-FP419DR | フソウ | FP419D-531030 — FP419D-631049 |
| W-FP441DR | フソウ | FP441D-540004 — FP441D-550116 |
| W-FP445DR | フソウ | FP445D-531001 — FP445D-650041 |
| W-FP449DR | フソウ | FP449D-631017 |
| W-FV411HR | フソウ | FV411H-550001 — FV411H-550139 |
| W-FV414JR | フソウ | FV414JR-540031 — FV414JR-550395 |
| W-FV415JR | フソウ | FV415JR-540001 — FV415JR-550049 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
駆動輪の空転を防止するために装着されているASR(アンチスピンレギュレータ)バル ブ内部の弁の材質および寸法が不適切なため、当該弁の背面にかかるエア圧による経年劣 化および高温環境下での変形により、排気ポートを塞ぐものがある。そのため、ブレーキ 配管内に圧力が残留し、常にブレーキが作動した状態となってブレーキドラムが過熱して 、最悪の場合、火災に至るおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、ASRバルブを対策品と交換すると共に、配管コネクタを新品と交換する。また 、当該バルブを10年毎の定期交換部品に変更する。
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=3001003
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