In February 2007, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Clutch. The filing affects 23,994 vehicles manufactured between January 29, 2000 and October 14, 2005.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1118090 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | February 5, 2007 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Clutch |
| Production period | January 29, 2000 — October 14, 2005 |
| Vehicles affected | 23,994 units |
Filing in context
The Clutch is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 31 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 86 Mitsubishi notifications from 2007 in this archive. For scale, 1,133 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 5 years and 8 months.
Defect
The keyway on the clutch release fork has insufficient strength. Variation in operating load causes cracks to develop at the keyway. Continued use allows the cracks to propagate, resulting in failure of the release fork. In the worst case, the vehicle may become inoperable.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the fork assembly with the corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 103 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-FP50JDR | ふそう | FP50JD-520003 — FP50JD-730002 |
| KL-FP50JER | ふそう | FP50JE-530002 — FP50JE-530017 |
| KL-FP50JGR | ふそう | FP50JG-520001 — FP50JG-730001 |
| KL-FP50MDR | ふそう | FP50MD-530001 — FP50MD-530208 |
| KL-FP50MGR | ふそう | FP50MG-530001 — FP50MG-530007 |
| KL-FP54JDR | ふそう | FP54JD-520001 — FP54JD-730063 |
| KL-FP54JER | ふそう | FP54JE-530002 — FP54JE-730009 |
| KL-FP54JGR | ふそう | FP54JG-520001 — FP54JG-730015 |
| KL-FP54MDR | ふそう | FP54MD-530006 — FP54MD-530385 |
| KL-FP54MGR | ふそう | FP54MG-530001 — FP54MG-530005 |
| KL-FP55JDR | ふそう | FP55JD-530002 — FP55JD-730008 |
| KL-FS50JUY | ふそう | FS50JUY-530001 — FS50JUY-530009 |
| KL-FS50JUZ | ふそう | FS50JUZ-520002 — FS50JUZ-530028 |
| KL-FS50JVX | ふそう | FS50JVX-530001 — FS50JVX-530037 |
| KL-FS50JVY | ふそう | FS50JVY-520001 — FS50JVY-530038 |
| KL-FS50JVZ | ふそう | FS50JVZ-520005 — FS50JVZ-530234 |
| KL-FS50MTZ | ふそう | FS50MTZ-530006 — FS50MTZ-530169 |
| KL-FS54JUY | ふそう | FS54JUY-520001 — FS54JUY-530195 |
| KL-FS54JUZ | ふそう | FS54JUZ-520002 — FS54JUZ-530212 |
| KL-FS54JVX | ふそう | FS54JVX-530001 — FS54JVX-530018 |
| KL-FS54JVY | ふそう | FS54JVY-520003 — FS54JVY-530414 |
| KL-FS54JVZ | ふそう | FS54JVZ-520002 — FS54JVZ-532858 |
| KL-FS55JUZ | ふそう | FS55JUZ-520001 — FS55JUZ-720012 |
| KL-FS55JVY | ふそう | FS55JVY-520001 — FS55JVY-720053 |
| KL-FS55JVZ | ふそう | FS55JVZ-520004 — FS55JVZ-720261 |
| KL-FT50JLX | ふそう | FT50JLX-530020 — FT50JLX-530073 |
| KL-FT50JNY | ふそう | FT50JNY-530010 — FT50JNY-530542 |
| KL-FT50JRY | ふそう | FT50JRY-530001 — FT50JRY-530030 |
| KL-FT50JTYP | ふそう | FT50JTY-520001 — FT50JTY-530004 |
| KL-FT50JVX | ふそう | FT50JVX-520003 — FT50JVX-530558 |
| KL-FT50JWY | ふそう | FT50JWY-530002 — FT50JWY-530098 |
| KL-FT50JWYP | ふそう | FT50JWY-520006 — FT50JWY-530089 |
| KL-FT50JWZ | ふそう | FT50JWZ-520004 — FT50JWZ-530082 |
| KL-FT54JNY | ふそう | FT54JNY-530006 — FT54JNY-530062 |
| KL-FT54JVX | ふそう | FT54JVX-530003 — FT54JVX-530371 |
| KL-FT54JWZ | ふそう | FT54JWZ-530006 — FT54JWZ-530185 |
| KL-FU50JNY | ふそう | FU50JNY-530001 — FU50JNY-530330 |
| KL-FU50JPY | ふそう | FU50JPY-530001 — FU50JPY-530118 |
| KL-FU50JSY | ふそう | FU50JSY-530001 — FU50JSY-530026 |
| KL-FU50JTX | ふそう | FU50JTX-520002 — FU50JTX-530131 |
| KL-FU50JTY | ふそう | FU50JTY-520001 — FU50JTY-530102 |
| KL-FU50JTZ | ふそう | FU50JTZ-520005 — FU50JTZ-530186 |
| KL-FU50JUZ | ふそう | FU50JUZ-520007 — FU50JUZ-530642 |
| KL-FU50MUZ | ふそう | FU50MUZ-530025 — FU50MUZ-530118 |
| KL-FU54JNY | ふそう | FU54JNY-530002 — FU54JNY-530118 |
| KL-FU54JTY | ふそう | FU54JTY-530001 — FU54JTY-530338 |
| KL-FU54JTZ | ふそう | FU54JTZ-520004 — FU54JTZ-530365 |
| KL-FU54JUY | ふそう | FU54JUY-520005 — FU54JUY-520394 |
| KL-FU54JUZ | ふそう | FU54JUZ-520002 — FU54JUZ-533135 |
| KL-FU54JYZ | ふそう | FU54JYZ-520001 — FU54JYZ-520155 |
| KL-FU55JTZ | ふそう | FU55JTZ-530003 — FU55JTZ-530045 |
| KL-FU55JUZ | ふそう | FU55JUZ-520001 — FU55JUZ-530546 |
| KL-FU55JYZ | ふそう | FU55JYZ-520014 — FU55JYZ-520048 |
| KL-FV50JJXD | ふそう | FV50JJX-520070 — FV50JJX-530983 |
| KL-FV50JMY | ふそう | FV50JMY-520048 — FV50JMY-530264 |
| KL-FV50JPY | ふそう | FV50JPY-530001 — FV50JPY-530053 |
| KL-FV50JSY | ふそう | FV50JSY-530001 — FV50JSY-530007 |
| KL-FV50JTZ | ふそう | FV50JTZ-520001 — FV50JTZ-530093 |
| KL-FV50JUZ | ふそう | FV50JUZ-520002 — FV50JUZ-530291 |
| KL-FV50MHR | ふそう | FV50MH-530003 — FV50MH-730001 |
| KL-FV50MJXD | ふそう | FV50MJX-530049 — FV50MJX-530771 |
| KL-FV50MPY | ふそう | FV50MPY-530004 — FV50MPY-530199 |
| KL-FV50MTZ | ふそう | FV50MTZ-530008 — FV50MTZ-530214 |
| KL-FV50MUZ | ふそう | FV50MUZ-530007 — FV50MUZ-530133 |
| KL-FV54JHR | ふそう | FV54JH-520002 — FV54JH-520018 |
| KL-FV54JUZ | ふそう | FV54JUZ-520004 — FV54JUZ-530198 |
| KL-FY50JRY | ふそう | FY50JRY-530001 — FY50JRY-530033 |
| KL-FY50JTY | ふそう | FY50JTY-530001 — FY50JTY-530051 |
| KL-FY50MNY | ふそう | FY50MNY-530009 — FY50MNY-530058 |
| KL-FY54JTY | ふそう | FY54JTY-530002 — FY54JTY-530387 |
| PJ-FS50JVY | ふそう | FS50JVY-530039 |
| PJ-FS50JVZ | ふそう | FS50JVZ-530060 — FS50JVZ-530235 |
| PJ-FS54JUY | ふそう | FS54JUY-530048 — FS54JUY-530196 |
| PJ-FS54JUZ | ふそう | FS54JUZ-530048 — FS54JUZ-530199 |
| PJ-FS54JVY | ふそう | FS54JVY-530117 — FS54JVY-530413 |
| PJ-FS54JVZ | ふそう | FS54JVZ-530357 — FS54JVZ-532863 |
| PJ-FS54JY | ふそう | FS54JY-540002 |
| PJ-FS55JUZ | ふそう | FS55JUZ-530095 — FS55JUZ-530137 |
| PJ-FS55JVY | ふそう | FS55JVY-530023 — FS55JVY-530038 |
| PJ-FS55JVZ | ふそう | FS55JVZ-530201 — FS55JVZ-530863 |
| PJ-FS55JZ | ふそう | FS55JZ-540004 |
| PJ-FT50JNY | ふそう | FT50JNY-530410 — FT50JNY-530557 |
| PJ-FT50JVX | ふそう | FT50JVX-530176 — FT50JVX-530556 |
| PJ-FT50JWY | ふそう | FT50JWY-530086 |
| PJ-FT50JWZ | ふそう | FT50JWZ-530017 — FT50JWZ-530080 |
| PJ-FT54JNY | ふそう | FT54JNY-530041 — FT54JNY-530071 |
| PJ-FT54JVX | ふそう | FT54JVX-530076 — FT54JVX-530369 |
| PJ-FT54JWZ | ふそう | FT54JWZ-530085 — FT54JWZ-530181 |
| PJ-FU50JNY | ふそう | FU50JNY-530188 — FU50JNY-530331 |
| PJ-FU50JTX | ふそう | FU50JTX-530109 — FU50JTX-530126 |
| PJ-FU50JTY | ふそう | FU50JTY-530076 — FU50JTY-530103 |
| PJ-FU50JUZ | ふそう | FU50JUZ-530003 — FU50JUZ-530640 |
| PJ-FU54JNY | ふそう | FU54JNY-530061 — FU54JNY-530108 |
| PJ-FU54JTY | ふそう | FU54JTY-530114 — FU54JTY-530333 |
| PJ-FU54JTZ | ふそう | FU54JTZ-530157 — FU54JTZ-530362 |
| PJ-FU54JUZ | ふそう | FU54JUZ-530398 — FU54JUZ-533121 |
| PJ-FU55JTZ | ふそう | FU55JTZ-530022 — FU55JTZ-530042 |
| PJ-FU55JUZ | ふそう | FU55JUZ-530154 — FU55JUZ-530544 |
| PJ-FV50JJXD | ふそう | FV50JJX-530606 — FV50JJX-530959 |
| PJ-FV50JMY | ふそう | FV50JMY-530173 — FV50JMY-530249 |
| PJ-FV50JUZ | ふそう | FV50JUZ-530057 — FV50JUZ-530287 |
| PJ-FV54JUZ | ふそう | FV54JUZ-530111 — FV54JUZ-530191 |
| PJ-FY54JTY | ふそう | FY54JTY-530213 — FY54JTY-530390 |
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強度が不足しているため、操作荷重のばらつきにより、当該キー溝部に亀裂が発生するものがある。そのため、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、キー溝部に発生した亀裂が進行してレリーズフォークが破損し、最悪の場合、走行不能となるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該フォーク一式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=3001538
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