In December 2005, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Electrical Equipment (Other). The filing affects 467 vehicles manufactured between July 10, 2003 and August 12, 2005.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1115690 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 6, 2005 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Electrical Equipment (Other) |
| Production period | July 10, 2003 — August 12, 2005 |
| Vehicles affected | 467 units |
Filing in context
The Electrical Equipment (Other) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 7 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 140 Mitsubishi notifications from 2005 in this archive. For scale, 3,185 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 2 years and 1 month.
Defect
On vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, the meter panel circuit board is improperly designed. Repeated thermal expansion of the board caused by temperature increases inside the instrument cluster causes cracks to develop at resistor solder joints. As the cracks progress, the panel stops updating shift position information when the driver changes gears. In the worst case, forward/reverse switching may become impossible and the vehicle may move in the direction opposite to the selected shift position.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the meter panel with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F13F | F13F-30018 — F13F-58025 | |
| F13FL | F13F-30018 — F13F-58025 | |
| F17D | F17D-00048 — F17D-99527 | |
| F17DL | F17D-00048 — F17D-99527 | |
| F25C | F25C-00044 — F25C-70059 | |
| F25CL | F25C-00044 — F25C-70059 | |
| F34 | F34-50023 — F34-50134 | |
| F34L | F34-50023 — F34-50134 | |
| F35 | F35-00012 — F35-58107 | |
| F35L | F35-00012 — F35-58107 | |
| KF2D | KF2D-00011 — KF2D-90004 | |
| KF3C | KF3C-50002 — KF3C-70004 | |
| KF4C | KF4C-05019 — KF4C-55033 | |
| SA-F16D | F16D-50070 — F16D-99521 | |
| SA-FKF6B | KF6B-05013 — KF6B-55027 | |
| SB-F14E | F14E-30040 — F14E-50358 | |
| SB-F18C | F18C-00027 — F18C-99516 | |
| SB-F37 | F37-00020 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
自動変速機付車において、メーターパネルの基板が不適切なため、メーター内部の温度上昇による基板の熱膨張の繰返しにより、抵抗半田部に亀裂が生じるものがある。そのため、そのまま使用を続けると、亀裂が進行し、シフトチェンジしてもパネル内のシフト位置情報が更新されなくなり、最悪の場合、前後進の切り替えができず、シフト位置と逆方向に走行するおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、メーターパネ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=3001265
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