In April 2008, Mitsubishi & Nissan filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Body, covering the Minicab, Clipper. The filing affects 25,545 vehicles manufactured between January 1999 and February 22, 2008.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1120860 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 11, 2008 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi, Nissan |
| Component | Body |
| Production period | January 1999 — February 22, 2008 |
| Vehicles affected | 25,545 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Mitsubishi & Nissan.
The Body is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 108 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 49 Mitsubishi notifications from 2008 in this archive. For scale, 1,099 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 9 years and 1 month.
Defect
On vehicles bodied as refrigerated or frozen cargo carriers, the rear tires may protrude laterally beyond the body structure directly above them.
Corrective action
Inspect all vehicles. On any vehicle on which the rear tires protrude beyond the body above them, install sheet-metal fenders to the body in the vicinity of the rear wheels.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GBD-U61T | Minicab | U61T-1000203 — U61T-1301933 |
| GBD-U62T | Minicab | U62T-1000243 — U62T-1302245 |
| GBD-U71T | Clipper | U71T-0100310 — U71T-0401212 |
| GBD-U72T | Clipper | U72T-0100741 — U72T-0304822 |
| GD-U61T | Minicab | U61T-0000013 — U61T-0508235 |
| GD-U62T | Minicab | U62T-0000017 — U62T-0510624 |
| LE-U61T | Minicab | U61T-0700208 — U61T-0910760 |
| LE-U62T | Minicab | U62T-0700237 — U62T-0914861 |
| LE-U71T | Clipper | U71T-0000247 — U71T-0005600 |
| LE-U72T | Clipper | U72T-0000564 — U72T-0006596 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
保冷車、冷凍車などに架装された車両において、後輪タイヤが直上の車体より外側方向に突出しているおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両点検し、後輪タイヤが直上の車体より外側方向に突出しているものは、後輪付近の車体に板金製フェンダを追加装着する。
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=3001840
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