In April 2023, Isuzu & Mitsubishi filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Body, covering the Giga, Super Great. The filing affects 18 vehicles manufactured between December 21, 2021 and November 2022.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1153100 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 24, 2023 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Isuzu, Mitsubishi |
| Component | Body |
| Production period | December 21, 2021 — November 2022 |
| Vehicles affected | 18 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Isuzu & Mitsubishi.
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 20 Isuzu notifications from 2023 in this archive. For scale, 4,451 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 11 months.
Defect
On dump trucks equipped with a tail lamp protective cover at the rear of the body, the underride guard is mounted in an incorrect position. As a result, the horizontal distance from the flat surface of the underride guard to the rear face of the body exceeds the specified value and does not conform to the Safety Standards under the Road Vehicles Act.
Corrective action
Install a spacer between the rear bumper body and the mounting stay of the underride guard (correction 1), or modify the shape of the tail lamp protective cover (correction 2).
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2KG-CXZ77CT | GIGA | CXZ77CT-7006832 |
| 2KG-FV70HX | ふそうスーパーグレート | FV70HX-530495 — FV70HX-540769 |
| 2PG-CXZ77CT | GIGA | CXZ77CT-7007334 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
車体後部にテールランプ保護カバーを備えたダンプ車において、突入防止装置の取付位置が不適切な車両がある。このため突入防止装置の平面部から車体後面までの水平距離が規定値を超え、道路運送車両法の保安基準に適合しない。
改善措置
突入防止装置のリヤバンパ本体と取付ステーの間にスペーサを取付（１）、またはテールランプ保護カバーの形状を変更する（２）。
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=3009311
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