In September 2013, Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Accelerator, covering the GS181, GS231. The filing affects 837 vehicles manufactured between September 28, 2012 and April 30, 2013.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1132140 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | September 3, 2013 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Accelerator |
| Production period | September 28, 2012 — April 30, 2013 |
| Vehicles affected | 837 units |
Filing in context
The Accelerator is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 34 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 80 Mitsubishi notifications from 2013 in this archive. For scale, 2,887 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 7 months.
Defect
On agricultural tractors, manufacturing variation in the bend angle of the accelerator pedal wire hook end may cause the hook end to enter the hole in the pedal link when the accelerator pedal is depressed while the hand throttle lever is in use, pulling the accelerator wire taut. When this occurs, releasing both the accelerator pedal and the hand throttle lever fails to return engine speed to idle.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, install a heat-shrink tube over the foot accelerator wire hook end to prevent it from entering the pedal link hole.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GT20M | ＧＳ１８１ | T20M-10011 — T20M-10175; T20M-20011 — T20M-20291; T20M-40011 — T20M-40013 |
| GT25F | ＧＳ２３１ | T25F-10011 — T25F-10224; T25F-20011 — T25F-20244; T25F-40011 — T25F-40016 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
農耕トラクタのアクセルペダルワイヤーのフックエンドにおいて、フックエンドの曲げ角度の製造バラツキにより、ハンドアクセルレバー使用時にアクセルペダルを踏み込むと、アクセルペダルのワイヤーフックエンドがペダルリンクの穴に入り込むことでアクセルワイヤが引っ張られた状態となるおそれがある。そのため、不具合発生時は、アクセルペダル及びハンドアクセルレバーを戻してもエンジン回転数がアイドリング回転数まで下がらない。
改善措置
全車両、アクセルペダルリンクの穴にフックエンドが入り込まないよう、フットアクセルワイヤのフックエンドに熱収縮チューブを装着する。
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=3003104
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