In April 2009, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Propeller Shaft. The filing affects 21,440 vehicles manufactured between September 12, 1991 and April 2009.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1122910 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 16, 2009 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Propeller Shaft |
| Production period | September 12, 1991 — April 2009 |
| Vehicles affected | 21,440 units |
Filing in context
The Propeller Shaft is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 52 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 44 Mitsubishi notifications from 2009 in this archive. For scale, 1,195 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 17 years and 7 months.
Defect
On heavy-duty trucks, the center bearing retaining bracket in the powertrain has insufficient strength. Rotational vibration of the propeller shaft causes cracks to develop in the bracket. Continued operation allows the cracks to propagate until the bracket fractures, in the worst case rendering the vehicle inoperable.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, add a reinforcement bracket to the center bearing retaining bracket. If cracks are already present in the retaining bracket, replace it with a new unit. Note: Because supply of the reinforcement bracket requires time, an interim measure of inspecting the retaining bracket will be performed first; any bracket found to have cracks will be repaired by adding a reinforcement plate and welding. The permanent corrected part will be installed once the reinforcement bracket becomes available.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 217 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BDG-FR50JX改 | ふそう | FR50JX-550002 |
| BDG-FT50JX | ふそう | FT50JX-550010 — FT50JX-550118 |
| BDG-FT50JY | ふそう | FT50JY-550004 — FT50JY-550158 |
| BDG-FT50JZ | ふそう | FT50JZ-550001 — FT50JZ-550012 |
| BDG-FT54JX | ふそう | FT54JX-550009 — FT54JX-550076 |
| BDG-FT54JY | ふそう | FT54JY-550001 — FT54JY-550034 |
| BDG-FT54JZ | ふそう | FT54JZ-550002 — FT54JZ-550098 |
| BDG-FU50JX | ふそう | FU50JX-550018 — FU50JX-550086 |
| BDG-FU50JY | ふそう | FU50JY-550005 — FU50JY-550341 |
| BDG-FU50JZ改 | ふそう | FU50JZ-550053 — FU50JZ-550174 |
| BDG-FU54JY | ふそう | FU54JY-550007 — FU54JY-550229 |
| BDG-FU54JY改 | ふそう | FU54JY-550168 — FU54JY-550200 |
| BDG-FU54JZ | ふそう | FU54JZ-550358 |
| BDG-FV50JJR改 | ふそう | FV50JJ-550211 — FV50JJ-550454 |
| BDG-FV50JY | ふそう | FV50JY-550001 — FV50JY-550535 |
| BDG-FV50JYP | ふそう | FV50JY-550040 — FV50JY-550515 |
| BDG-FV50JZ | ふそう | FV50JZ-550001 — FV50JZ-550359 |
| BDG-FV50JZP | ふそう | FV50JZ-550019 — FV50JZ-550317 |
| BDG-FV50JZ改 | ふそう | FV50JZ-550141 |
| BDG-FY50JY | ふそう | FY50JY-550006 — FY50JY-550113 |
| BDG-FY54JY改 | ふそう | FY54JY-550033 — FY54JY-550118 |
| BKG-FS54JZ | ふそう | FS54JZ-550683 — FS54JZ-551960 |
| BKG-FS55JZ | ふそう | FS55JZ-550343 — FS55JZ-550771 |
| KC-FS510VX | ふそう | FS510VX-500001 — FS510VX-500353 |
| KC-FS510VY | ふそう | FS510VY-500001 — FS510VY-500579 |
| KC-FS510VZ | ふそう | FS510VZ-500005 — FS510VZ-700135 |
| KC-FS511RY改 | ふそう | FS511RY-500001 |
| KC-FS511TZ | ふそう | FS511TZ-500002 — FS511TZ-700006 |
| KC-FS511VZ | ふそう | FS511VZ-500003 — FS511VZ-700023 |
| KC-FS512TZ | ふそう | FS512TZ-500003 — FS512TZ-500048 |
| KC-FS517VX | ふそう | FS517VX-500001 — FS517VX-500120 |
| KC-FS517VY | ふそう | FS517VY-500001 — FS517VY-500151 |
| KC-FS517VZ | ふそう | FS517VZ-500003 — FS517VZ-500052 |
| KC-FS519RY改 | ふそう | FS519RY-500002 — FS519RY-500035 |
| KC-FS519TZ | ふそう | FS519TZ-500001 — FS519TZ-500217 |
| KC-FS519VX | ふそう | FS519VX-500002 — FS519VX-500096 |
| KC-FS519VY | ふそう | FS519VY-500001 — FS519VY-500100 |
| KC-FS519VZ | ふそう | FS519VZ-500002 — FS519VZ-500265 |
| KC-FS540VZ | ふそう | FS540VZ-500001 — FS540VZ-700141 |
| KC-FS570VZ | ふそう | FS570VZ-500002 — FS570VZ-500007 |
| KC-FT517LX | ふそう | FT517LX-500002 — FT517LX-510098 |
| KC-FT517NY | ふそう | FT517NY-510003 — FT517NY-510353 |
| KC-FT520WZ | ふそう | FT520WZ-500006 — FT520WZ-500008 |
| KC-FT527WZ | ふそう | FT527WZ-500001 — FT527WZ-510091 |
| KC-FU411MZ | ふそう | FU411MZ-560001 — FU411MZ-560009 |
| KC-FU411N | ふそう | FU411N-560003 — FU411N-560011 |
| KC-FU417MZ | ふそう | FU417MZ-560004 — FU417MZ-560107 |
| KC-FU417N | ふそう | FU417N-560001 — FU417N-760003 |
| KC-FU417U | ふそう | FU417U-560004 — FU417U-760045 |
| KC-FU419MZ | ふそう | FU419MZ-560002 — FU419MZ-560137 |
| KC-FU419N | ふそう | FU419N-560001 — FU419N-760004 |
| KC-FU477N | ふそう | FU477N-560001 — FU477N-560013 |
| KC-FU477U | ふそう | FU477U-560005 — FU477U-560069 |
| KC-FU510UZ改 | ふそう | FU510UZ-510014 |
| KC-FU511NY | ふそう | FU511NY-500002 — FU511NY-510012 |
| KC-FU517NX | ふそう | FU517NX-500001 — FU517NX-510041 |
| KC-FU517NY | ふそう | FU517NY-500001 — FU517NY-510164 |
| KC-FU517TX | ふそう | FU517TX-500022 — FU517TX-510071 |
| KC-FU517TY改 | ふそう | FU517TY-510047 |
| KC-FU517UZ | ふそう | FU517UZ-500002 |
| KC-FU519NY | ふそう | FU519NY-500001 — FU519NY-510113 |
| KC-FU519UZ | ふそう | FU519UZ-500003 |
| KC-FU577NY | ふそう | FU577NY-500001 — FU577NY-510002 |
| KC-FU577UX | ふそう | FU577UX-500001 — FU577UX-510005 |
| KC-FV411P | ふそう | FV411P-560001 — FV411P-560005 |
| KC-FV411PZ | ふそう | FV411PZ-560002 — FV411PZ-560065 |
| KC-FV411R | ふそう | FV411R-560001 |
| KC-FV411RZ | ふそう | FV411RZ-560001 — FV411RZ-560014 |
| KC-FV411T | ふそう | FV411T-560001 — FV411T-560005 |
| KC-FV411TZ | ふそう | FV411TZ-560288 — FV411TZ-560319; FV411TZ-560003 — FV411TZ-560533 |
| KC-FV412P | ふそう | FV412P-560005 |
| KC-FV412PP | ふそう | FV412P-560004 — FV412P-760012 |
| KC-FV412PZ | ふそう | FV412PZ-560002 — FV412PZ-560066 |
| KC-FV412RZ | ふそう | FV412RZ-560002 — FV412RZ-560012 |
| KC-FV412T | ふそう | FV412T-560002 — FV412T-560004 |
| KC-FV412TZ | ふそう | FV412TZ-560004 — FV412TZ-560165 |
| KC-FV419P | ふそう | FV419P-560001 — FV419P-760018 |
| KC-FV419PZ | ふそう | FV419PZ-560002 — FV419PZ-560311 |
| KC-FV419R | ふそう | FV419R-560001 — FV419R-560005 |
| KC-FV419RZ | ふそう | FV419RZ-560002 — FV419RZ-560045 |
| KC-FV419T | ふそう | FV419T-540001 — FV419T-760016 |
| KC-FV419TZ | ふそう | FV419TZ-560002 — FV419TZ-560056 |
| KC-FV501PY | ふそう | FV501PY-510001 — FV501PY-710002 |
| KC-FV501SY | ふそう | FV501SY-510001 — FV501SY-510010 |
| KC-FV501TZ | ふそう | FV501TZ-510001 — FV501TZ-510115 |
| KC-FV501UZ | ふそう | FV501UZ-510001 — FV501UZ-710005 |
| KC-FV502PY | ふそう | FV502PY-510003 — FV502PY-710004 |
| KC-FV502PYP | ふそう | FV502PY-510001 — FV502PY-510065 |
| KC-FV502SY | ふそう | FV502SY-510001 — FV502SY-510006 |
| KC-FV502TZ | ふそう | FV502TZ-510001 — FV502TZ-510027 |
| KC-FV502UZ | ふそう | FV502UZ-510001 — FV502UZ-710006 |
| KC-FV509PX | ふそう | FV509PX-510001 — FV509PX-510029 |
| KC-FV509PY | ふそう | FV509PY-510001 — FV509PY-510189 |
| KC-FV509SX | ふそう | FV509SX-510001 — FV509SX-510005 |
| KC-FV509SY | ふそう | FV509SY-510001 — FV509SY-510040 |
| KC-FV509TZ | ふそう | FV509TZ-510001 — FV509TZ-510105 |
| KC-FV509UX | ふそう | FV509UX-510001 — FV509UX-510005 |
| KC-FV509UZ | ふそう | FV509UZ-510001 — FV509UZ-510050 |
| KC-FV511PY | ふそう | FV511PY-500001 — FV511PY-700008 |
| KC-FV511SY | ふそう | FV511SY-500001 — FV511SY-500010 |
| KC-FV511TZ | ふそう | FV511TZ-500001 — FV511TZ-500098 |
| KC-FV511UZ | ふそう | FV511UZ-500007 — FV511UZ-700028 |
| KC-FV512PY | ふそう | FV512PY-500004 — FV512PY-700050 |
| KC-FV512PYP | ふそう | FV512PY-500033 — FV512PY-700048 |
| KC-FV512SY | ふそう | FV512SY-500001 — FV512SY-500010 |
| KC-FV512TZ | ふそう | FV512TZ-500001 — FV512TZ-500026 |
| KC-FV512UZ | ふそう | FV512UZ-500003 — FV512UZ-700031 |
| KC-FV514HR改 | ふそう | FV514H-500391 |
| KC-FV519PX | ふそう | FV519PX-500001 — FV519PX-500035 |
| KC-FV519PY | ふそう | FV519PY-500001 — FV519PY-510005 |
| KC-FV519SX | ふそう | FV519SX-500002 — FV519SX-500010 |
| KC-FV519SY | ふそう | FV519SY-500001 — FV519SY-500064 |
| KC-FV519TZ | ふそう | FV519TZ-500002 — FV519TZ-500074 |
| KC-FV519UX | ふそう | FV519UX-500001 — FV519UX-500008 |
| KC-FV519UZ | ふそう | FV519UZ-500006 — FV519UZ-500250 |
| KC-FY517TX | ふそう | FY517TX-500003 — FY517TX-510065 |
| KC-FY517TY改 | ふそう | FY517TY-500088 |
| KC-FY519RY | ふそう | FY519RY-500002 — FY519RY-510042 |
| KL-FS50KUZ | ふそう | FS50KUZ-520003 — FS50KUZ-520011 |
| KL-FS50MVZ | ふそう | FS50MVZ-520001 — FS50MVZ-520002 |
| KL-FT50JLX | ふそう | FT50JLX-520003 — FT50JLX-530073 |
| KL-FT50JNY | ふそう | FT50JNY-520004 — FT50JNY-530616 |
| KL-FT50JVX | ふそう | FT50JVX-520070 — FT50JVX-530589 |
| KL-FT50JWZ | ふそう | FT50JWZ-520001 — FT50JWZ-530086 |
| KL-FT50KWZ | ふそう | FT50KWZ-520002 — FT50KWZ-520004 |
| KL-FT54JNY | ふそう | FT54JNY-530004 — FT54JNY-530064 |
| KL-FT54JVX | ふそう | FT54JVX-530034 — FT54JVX-530379 |
| KL-FT54JWZ | ふそう | FT54JWZ-530006 — FT54JWZ-530198 |
| KL-FU50JNX | ふそう | FU50JNX-520001 — FU50JNX-530078 |
| KL-FU50JNY | ふそう | FU50JNY-520001 — FU50JNY-530359 |
| KL-FU50JTY改 | ふそう | FU50JTY-530088 |
| KL-FU50JTZ | ふそう | FU50JTZ-520011 — FU50JTZ-520280 |
| KL-FU50JUZ | ふそう | FU50JUZ-520001 |
| KL-FU50KNX | ふそう | FU50KNX-520001 — FU50KNX-520025 |
| KL-FU50KNY | ふそう | FU50KNY-520002 — FU50KNY-530042 |
| KL-FU50KTX | ふそう | FU50KTX-520001 — FU50KTX-530020 |
| KL-FU50KTY | ふそう | FU50KTY-520001 — FU50KTY-530017 |
| KL-FU50MNY | ふそう | FU50MNY-520001 — FU50MNY-530101 |
| KL-FU50MTY改 | ふそう | FU50MTY-530019 |
| KL-FU50MTZ改 | ふそう | FU50MTZ-530057 |
| KL-FU50MUZ改 | ふそう | FU50MUZ-530130 |
| KL-FU54JNY | ふそう | FU54JNY-530002 — FU54JNY-530118 |
| KL-FU54JTZ | ふそう | FU54JTZ-530085 — FU54JTZ-530386 |
| KL-FV50JMY | ふそう | FV50JMY-520003 — FV50JMY-530296 |
| KL-FV50JPY | ふそう | FV50JPY-530001 — FV50JPY-530061 |
| KL-FV50JSY | ふそう | FV50JSY-530001 — FV50JSY-530010 |
| KL-FV50JUZ改 | ふそう | FV50JUZ-520355 |
| KL-FV50KHXD改 | ふそう | FV50KHX-520038 — FV50KHX-520051 |
| KL-FV50KTZ | ふそう | FV50KTZ-520001 — FV50KTZ-520004 |
| KL-FV50LPYP | ふそう | FV50LPY-520001 — FV50LPY-530085 |
| KL-FV50MHR改 | ふそう | FV50MH-530019 — FV50MH-530053 |
| KL-FV50MMY改 | ふそう | FV50MMY-520271 — FV50MMY-520273 |
| KL-FV50MPX | ふそう | FV50MPX-520001 — FV50MPX-530017 |
| KL-FV50MPY | ふそう | FV50MPY-520001 — FV50MPY-530215 |
| KL-FV50MSX | ふそう | FV50MSX-520001 — FV50MSX-520003 |
| KL-FV50MSY | ふそう | FV50MSY-520001 — FV50MSY-530056 |
| KL-FV50MTZ | ふそう | FV50MTZ-520001 — FV50MTZ-530229 |
| KL-FV50MUX | ふそう | FV50MUX-520001 — FV50MUX-520005 |
| KL-FV50MUZ | ふそう | FV50MUZ-520001 — FV50MUZ-530139 |
| KL-FV54JUZ | ふそう | FV54JUZ-520070 |
| KL-FV54JUZ改 | ふそう | FV54JUZ-530118 |
| KL-FY50JRY | ふそう | FY50JRY-520001 — FY50JRY-530034 |
| KL-FY50JTY改 | ふそう | FY50JTY-520027 — FY50JTY-530007 |
| KL-FY50MNY改 | ふそう | FY50MNY-520117 |
| KL-FY50MRY | ふそう | FY50MRY-520001 — FY50MRY-530045 |
| KL-FY54JTX改 | ふそう | FY54JTX-530012 — FY54JTX-530048 |
| KL-FY54JTY改 | ふそう | FY54JTY-520185 — FY54JTY-530400 |
| PJ-FR50JX改 | ふそう | FR50JX-740022 |
| PJ-FT50JNY | ふそう | FT50JNY-530410 — FT50JNY-530705 |
| PJ-FT50JVX | ふそう | FT50JVX-530321 — FT50JVX-530535 |
| PJ-FT50JWZ | ふそう | FT50JWZ-530017 — FT50JWZ-530089 |
| PJ-FT50JX | ふそう | FT50JX-540035 — FT50JX-540343 |
| PJ-FT50JY | ふそう | FT50JY-540010 — FT50JY-540492 |
| PJ-FT50JZ | ふそう | FT50JZ-540004 — FT50JZ-540016 |
| PJ-FT54JNY | ふそう | FT54JNY-530041 — FT54JNY-530087 |
| PJ-FT54JWZ | ふそう | FT54JWZ-530085 — FT54JWZ-530209 |
| PJ-FT54JX | ふそう | FT54JX-540016 — FT54JX-540217 |
| PJ-FT54JY | ふそう | FT54JY-540003 — FT54JY-540050 |
| PJ-FT54JZ | ふそう | FT54JZ-540003 — FT54JZ-540111 |
| PJ-FU50JNY | ふそう | FU50JNY-530188 — FU50JNY-530409 |
| PJ-FU50JX | ふそう | FU50JX-540006 — FU50JX-540364 |
| PJ-FU50JX改 | ふそう | FU50JX-540121 — FU50JX-540369 |
| PJ-FU50JY | ふそう | FU50JY-540003 — FU50JY-540518 |
| PJ-FU50JY改 | ふそう | FU50JY-540080 — FU50JY-540495 |
| PJ-FU50JZ改 | ふそう | FU50JZ-540061 — FU50JZ-540427 |
| PJ-FU54JNY | ふそう | FU54JNY-530061 — FU54JNY-530127 |
| PJ-FU54JY | ふそう | FU54JY-540003 — FU54JY-540382 |
| PJ-FU54JZ | ふそう | FU54JZ-540037 — FU54JZ-542470 |
| PJ-FV50JMY | ふそう | FV50JMY-530173 — FV50JMY-530315 |
| PJ-FV50JUZ改 | ふそう | FV50JUZ-530218 |
| PJ-FV50JY | ふそう | FV50JY-540005 — FV50JY-540706 |
| PJ-FV50JYP | ふそう | FV50JY-540072 — FV50JY-540692 |
| PJ-FV50JZ | ふそう | FV50JZ-540006 — FV50JZ-540523 |
| PJ-FV50JZ改 | ふそう | FV50JZ-540251 |
| PJ-FV54JZ改 | ふそう | FV54JZ-540176 |
| PJ-FW50JZ改 | ふそう | FW50JZ-740007 |
| PJ-FY50JY | ふそう | FY50JY-540004 — FY50JY-540160 |
| PJ-FY50JY改 | ふそう | FY50JY-540017 |
| PJ-FY54JTY改 | ふそう | FY54JTY-530241 — FY54JTY-530432 |
| PJ-FY54JX改 | ふそう | FY54JX-540006 — FY54JX-540007 |
| PJ-FY54JY改 | ふそう | FY54JY-540019 — FY54JY-540074 |
| U-FU410N | ふそう | FU410N-540001 — FU410N-750003 |
| U-FU416N | ふそう | FU416N-540001 — FU416N-750015 |
| U-FU418N | ふそう | FU418N-550001 — FU418N-750014 |
| U-FU419N | ふそう | FU419N-550001 — FU419N-750010 |
| U-FU478N | ふそう | FU478N-550007 — FU478N-550035 |
| U-FU478U | ふそう | FU478U-550090 — FU478U-550092 |
| U-FV411P | ふそう | FV411P-540001 — FV411P-550153 |
| U-FV411PP | ふそう | FV411P-540003 — FV411P-750020 |
| U-FV411R | ふそう | FV411R-540001 — FV411R-550070 |
| U-FV411T | ふそう | FV411T-540001 — FV411T-550188 |
| U-FV416P | ふそう | FV416P-550001 — FV416P-750018 |
| U-FV416R | ふそう | FV416R-550001 — FV416R-550017 |
| U-FV416T | ふそう | FV416T-550001 — FV416T-550062 |
| U-FV419P | ふそう | FV419P-540001 — FV419P-750007 |
| U-FV419R | ふそう | FV419R-540001 — FV419R-550066 |
| U-FV419T | ふそう | FV419T-550001 — FV419T-750003 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
大型トラックの動力伝達装置において、センターベアリング固定金具の強度が不足しているため、プロペラシャフトの回転振動により、当該固定金具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、亀裂の進行により当該固定金具が破断し、走行不能となるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、センターベアリング固定金具に補強金具を追加するとともに、当該固定金具に亀裂が発生している場合は新品と交換する。 なお、補強金具の供給に時間を要することから、暫定措置として当該固定金具の点検を行い、亀裂が発生しているものは補強板を追加した上で溶接補修し、後日、補強金具が供給され次第対策を実施する。
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=3002071
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