Mitsubishi Fighter, Aero Bus and 2 more models Recall 1120760 — Fuel Tank

In May 2008, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Fuel Tank, covering the Fighter, Aero Bus and 2 more models. The filing affects 7,938 vehicles manufactured between September 16, 2005 and August 11, 2007.

Overview

Filing in context

The Fuel Tank is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 79 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 49 Mitsubishi notifications from 2008 in this archive. For scale, 1,738 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 year and 10 months.

Defect

Some fuel tank caps have tabs with insufficient hardness. In service, the tabs deform and the cap's retention force decreases. Continued use may cause the cap to lose retention entirely, resulting in a fuel leak or the fuel tank cap separating from the vehicle.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, inspect the fuel tank cap. Where a non-conforming cap is found, replace it with a conforming unit.

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.

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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=3001830

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