Mitsubishi / Nissan / Nissan Diesel / UD Trucks Aero Bus, Aero ACE and 4 more models Recall 1142660 — Body

In May 2018, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Nissan Diesel & UD Trucks filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Body, covering the Aero Bus, Aero ACE and 4 more models. The filing affects 14,780 vehicles manufactured between September 20, 1993 and August 2017.

Overview

Filing in context

This notification is a joint filing by 4 manufacturers: Mitsubishi, Nissan, Nissan Diesel & UD Trucks.

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 50 Mitsubishi notifications from 2018 in this archive. For scale, 1,396 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 23 years and 11 months.

Defect

On large and medium-sized buses with independent front suspension, improper manufacturing of the center member allows water containing road de-icing agents to enter the interior of the center member, causing corrosion near the lower arm mounting points. Continued use allows the corrosion to progress and damage the center member. In the worst case, the lower arm may detach, resulting in loss of steering control.

Corrective action

Distribute a supplementary maintenance note to owners instructing them to periodically apply single-coat wax rustproofing to the interior of the center member, and carry out the following measures: (1) Vehicles that received interim treatment with single-coat wax rustproofing instead of replacement with an improved center member shall receive double-coat wax rustproofing. All other vehicles that received interim treatment shall have that treatment designated as the permanent measure. (2) Vehicles that have not received any interim treatment shall have an inspection access hole drilled into the center member; an endoscope shall then be used to inspect the internal corrosion condition. (a) If severe corrosion is found, replace the center member with an improved part. (b) If severe corrosion is not found, apply double-coat wax rustproofing.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 45 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=3004266

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