In March 2006, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Engine (General). The filing affects 2 vehicles manufactured between February 14, 2003 and April 10, 2003.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1116340 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | March 15, 2006 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Engine (General) |
| Production period | February 14, 2003 — April 10, 2003 |
| Vehicles affected | 2 units |
Filing in context
The Engine (General) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 48 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 70 Mitsubishi notifications from 2006 in this archive. For scale, 4,782 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 1 month.
Defect
The engine rear mount, which supports the engine, has insufficient rubber damper strength. Repeated rotational rocking of the engine during acceleration causes cracks to develop in the mount rubber, which may progress to a complete fracture. Continued operation after fracture damages the engine front mount as well and, in the worst case, allows the powertrain-side support of the transmission control linkage to separate, rendering the vehicle unable to shift gears. Note: This recall supplements notification nos. 1238 (September 29, 2004) and 1447 (June 3, 2005), which contained errors in the affected vehicle selection; additional vehicles have been identified and are covered under this new filing.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the engine rear mount with the corrected part and replace the engine front mount with a new part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KL-FP50KNX | ふそう | FP50KNX-520043 — FP50KNX-520046 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
エンジンを支持しているエンジンリヤマウントにおいて、防振ゴム部の強度が不足しているため、発進加速時のエンジン回転方向の揺動の繰返しにより、当該マウントのゴム部に亀裂が発生し、破断することがある。そのため、そのまま使用を続けると、エンジンフロントマウントも損傷し、最悪の場合、変速機操作力伝達機構の原動機側支持部が外れて、変速操作が出来なくなるおそれがある。 備考）本件は、平成１６年９月２９日付け「届出番号１２３８」、平成１７年６月３日付け「届出番号１４４７」にてリコール届出を行ったものですが、対象車両の選定に一部誤りがあったため、対象車両を追加し、新たに届出するものです。
改善措置
全車両、エンジンリヤマウントを対策品と交換する。また、エンジンフロントマウントを新品と交換する。
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=3001340
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