MLIT Statutory Recall · Japan

Recall 1114670 — Clutch

Filed June 29, 2005 · Mitsubishi

Overview

MLIT filing number1114670
TypeStatutory Recall (government-mandated recall)
Date filedJune 29, 2005
Manufacturer(s)Mitsubishi
ComponentClutch
Production periodNovember 18, 1994 — February 2005
Vehicles affected22,269 units

Defect

The keyway machining on the clutch release fork is improper, creating a stress concentration that leaves the fork with insufficient strength. Repeated clutch operation causes cracks to develop in the fork. Continued use may result in the fork breaking, rendering the transmission unable to shift and the vehicle inoperable. Additionally, if improper grease is used during servicing or other adverse maintenance conditions are present, cracks may develop and the same failure may occur.

Corrective action

Replace the fork assembly on all vehicles with a corrected part. Notify owners of proper inspection and maintenance requirements for the fork.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 133 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
KC-FP510DKR FP510DK-510001 — FP510DK-510068
KC-FP510DR FP510D-500004 — FP510D-700003
KC-FP510GR FP510G-500002 — FP510G-500113
KC-FP511DKR FP511DK-510001
KC-FP511DR FP511D-500004 — FP511D-500289
KC-FP511GR FP511G-510001
KC-FP512DKR FP512DK-510057
KC-FP512DR FP512D-500003 — FP512D-710001
KC-FP512GR FP512G-500001 — FP512G-510001
KC-FP514DKR FP514DK-510001 — FP514DK-510002
KC-FP514DR FP514D-500004 — FP514D-500048
KC-FP515DKR FP515DK-510021
KC-FP515DR FP515D-500003 — FP515D-700039
KC-FP515GR FP515G-510001 — FP515G-510002
KC-FP540DKR FP540DK-510009 — FP540DK-510015
KC-FP540DR FP540D-500001 — FP540D-510092
KC-FP540GR FP540G-500001 — FP540G-510038
KC-FP541DR FP541D-500001 — FP541D-500134
KC-FP541GR FP541G-500005 — FP541G-510001
KC-FP542DKR FP542DK-510018
KC-FP542DR FP542D-500001 — FP542D-700053
KC-FP542GR FP542G-500001 — FP542G-510002
KC-FP544DR FP544D-500001 — FP544D-500014
KC-FP545DKR FP545DK-510002 — FP545DK-510019
KC-FP545DR FP545D-500002 — FP545D-700010
KC-FP545GR FP545G-500001 — FP545G-500010
KC-FS410T FS410T-560001 — FS410T-560078
KC-FS410TZ FS410TZ-560001 — FS410TZ-560619
KC-FS410U FS410U-560001 — FS410U-560429
KC-FS510VX FS510VX-500001 — FS510VX-500331
KC-FS510VY FS510VY-500001 — FS510VY-500528
KC-FS510VZ FS510VZ-500005 — FS510VZ-700112
KC-FS512TZ FS512TZ-500003 — FS512TZ-500044
KC-FS540VZ FS540VZ-510018 — FS540VZ-700127
KC-FS570VZ FS570VZ-500002 — FS570VZ-500006
KC-FT410T FT410T-560001 — FT410T-560002
KC-FT410V FT410V-560002 — FT410V-560231
KC-FT410VZ FT410VZ-560001 — FT410VZ-560045
KC-FT410WZ FT410WZ-560001 — FT410WZ-560032
KC-FT510NYP FT510NY-700001 — FT510NY-700002
KC-FT510VX FT510VX-500001 — FT510VX-500486
KC-FT510WY FT510WY-500003 — FT510WY-500089
KC-FT510WYP FT510WY-500053 — FT510WY-700004
KC-FT515TYP FT515TY-700001 — FT515TY-700003
KC-FT515WYP FT515WY-500004 — FT515WY-700012
KC-FT520WZ FT520WZ-500006 — FT520WZ-500060
KC-FU410S FU410S-560001 — FU410S-560006
KC-FU410SZ FU410SZ-560001 — FU410SZ-560077
KC-FU410T FU410T-560001 — FU410T-560006
KC-FU410TZ FU410TZ-560001 — FU410TZ-561754
KC-FU410U FU410U-560001 — FU410U-760159
KC-FU410UZ FU410UZ-560001 — FU410UZ-560576
KC-FU410YZ FU410YZ-560001 — FU410YZ-560321
KC-FU440U FU440U-760001 — FU440U-760005
KC-FU510TX FU510TX-500001 — FU510TX-500254
KC-FU510TY FU510TY-500002 — FU510TY-510198
KC-FU510TZ FU510TZ-500001 — FU510TZ-500129
KC-FU510UZ FU510UZ-500012 — FU510UZ-700259
KC-FU512UZ FU512UZ-500001 — FU512UZ-700028
KC-FU540UZ FU540UZ-510038 — FU540UZ-700118
KC-FV410T FV410T-560001
KC-FV410TZ FV410TZ-560001 — FV410TZ-560300
KC-FV412JD FV412J-560001 — FV412J-760192
KC-FV412P FV412P-560005
KC-FV412PP FV412P-560001 — FV412P-760012
KC-FV412PZ FV412PZ-560001 — FV412PZ-560066
KC-FV412RZ FV412RZ-560001 — FV412RZ-560012
KC-FV412T FV412T-560001 — FV412T-560004
KC-FV412TZ FV412TZ-560001 — FV412TZ-560165
KC-FV500UZ FV500UZ-510001 — FV500UZ-510174
KC-FV502PYP FV502PY-510001 — FV502PY-510002
KC-FV510UZ FV510UZ-500007 — FV510UZ-700031
KC-FV512HR FV512H-500002 — FV512H-500071
KC-FV512JXD FV512JX-500001 — FV512JX-700150
KC-FV512PY FV512PY-500004 — FV512PY-700044
KC-FV512PYP FV512PY-500033 — FV512PY-700048
KC-FV512SY FV512SY-500001 — FV512SY-700001
KC-FV512TZ FV512TZ-500001 — FV512TZ-500020
KC-FV512UZ FV512UZ-500003 — FV512UZ-700031
KC-FV515HR FV515H-500002 — FV515H-700002
KC-FV540HR FV540H-710001 — FV540H-710002
KC-FY510TY FY510TY-500004 — FY510TY-500155
KC-MS822P MS822P-025121 — MS822P-026131
KC-MS822PA MS822PA-015002
KL-FP50JDR FP50JD-520032 — FP50JD-730001
KL-FP50LDR FP50LD-520004 — FP50LD-720002
KL-FP50MDR FP50MD-520004 — FP50MD-530139
KL-FP54JDR FP54JD-520005 — FP54JD-730044
KL-FP54JER FP54JE-530010 — FP54JE-730013
KL-FP54JGR FP54JG-520007 — FP54JG-730008
KL-FP54LDR FP54LD-520002 — FP54LD-730015
KL-FP54MDR FP54MD-520023 — FP54MD-530336
KL-FP55JDR FP55JD-530005 — FP55JD-730005
KL-FS50JUZ FS50JUZ-520001 — FS50JUZ-520016
KL-FS50JVZ FS50JVZ-520004 — FS50JVZ-530187
KL-FS54JUZ FS54JUZ-520008 — FS54JUZ-530157
KL-FS54JVZ FS54JVZ-520001 — FS54JVZ-532317
KL-FS55JUZ FS55JUZ-520002 — FS55JUZ-720013
KL-FS55JVZ FS55JVZ-520011 — FS55JVZ-720260
KL-FT50JNY FT50JNY-520154 — FT50JNY-530500
KL-FT50JVX FT50JVX-520002 — FT50JVX-530506
KL-FT50JWY FT50JWY-520005 — FT50JWY-530093
KL-FT50JWZ FT50JWZ-520001 — FT50JWZ-530063
KL-FT54JNY FT54JNY-530004 — FT54JNY-530045
KL-FT54JWZ FT54JWZ-530024 — FT54JWZ-530107
KL-FU50JNY FU50JNY-520185 — FU50JNY-530261
KL-FU50JTY FU50JTY-520022 — FU50JTY-520236
KL-FU50JTZ FU50JTZ-520202 — FU50JTZ-530103
KL-FU50JUZ FU50JUZ-520002 — FU50JUZ-530566
KL-FU50MUZ FU50MUZ-520001 — FU50MUZ-520216
KL-FU54JNY FU54JNY-530011 — FU54JNY-530092
KL-FU54JTY FU54JTY-530042 — FU54JTY-530282
KL-FU54JTZ FU54JTZ-520020 — FU54JTZ-530307
KL-FU54JUZ FU54JUZ-520001 — FU54JUZ-532644
KL-FU54JYZ FU54JYZ-520006 — FU54JYZ-520152
KL-FU55JTZ FU55JTZ-530004 — FU55JTZ-530009
KL-FU55JUZ FU55JUZ-520076 — FU55JUZ-530469
KL-FU55JYZ FU55JYZ-520002 — FU55JYZ-520043
KL-FV50JJXD FV50JJX-530009 — FV50JJX-530674
KL-FV50JUZ FV50JUZ-520016 — FV50JUZ-530235
KL-FV50LHR FV50LH-520001 — FV50LH-730099
KL-FV50NHR FV50NH-520004 — FV50NH-720021
KL-FV54JUZ FV54JUZ-520001 — FV54JUZ-530150
KL-MS86MP MS86MP-020163
PJ-FS54JUZ FS54JUZ-530083 — FS54JUZ-530106
PJ-FS54JVZ FS54JVZ-531007 — FS54JVZ-532279
PJ-FS55JUZ FS55JUZ-530069 — FS55JUZ-530116
PJ-FS55JVZ FS55JVZ-530298 — FS55JVZ-530734
PJ-FU54JTZ FU54JTZ-530227 — FU54JTZ-530302
PJ-FU54JUZ FU54JUZ-531200 — FU54JUZ-532625
PJ-FU55JTZ FU55JTZ-530023 — FU55JTZ-530037
PJ-FU55JUZ FU55JUZ-530211 — FU55JUZ-530472
PJ-FV50JUZ FV50JUZ-530190

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

クラッチレリーズフォークのキー溝の加工が不適切なため、応力が集中する構造となっており、強度不足のものがある。そのため、クラッチ操作を繰り返すと当該フォークに亀裂が発生し、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、最悪の場合、当該フォークが破損し、クラッチを操作しても変速不能となり、走行不能となるおそれがある。また、不適切なグリスを使用するなどの整備状況が重なると、亀裂が発生し同様の事象がおきることがある。

改善措置

全車両、フォーク一式を対策品と交換する。 なお、当該フォークの点検整備内容を周知し、ユーザーの注意を喚起する。

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=3001155

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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