In November 2003, Mitsubishi filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Automatic Transmission (A/T), covering the Pajero Mini. The filing affects 75,528 vehicles manufactured between September 28, 1998 and November 20, 2001.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 2102360 |
|---|---|
| Type | Improvement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策) |
| Date filed | November 20, 2003 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Automatic Transmission (A/T) |
| Production period | September 28, 1998 — November 20, 2001 |
| Vehicles affected | 75,528 units |
Filing in context
The Automatic Transmission (A/T) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 19 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 36 Mitsubishi notifications from 2003 in this archive. For scale, 588 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 3 years and 1 month.
Issue
In the automatic transmission parking mechanism, the parking roller rod retention pin has insufficient strength. The pin may develop a crack and, in the worst case, fracture completely. If the pin breaks, the retainer disengages, and the parking mechanism may fail to engage even when the transmission is shifted to the Park position. (Note: This notification adds newly identified affected vehicles to the improvement measures filing originally submitted on November 20, 2001, as Notification No. 195.)
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the parking roller rod with a corrected part.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GF-H53A | PAJERO MINI | H53A-0000008 — H53A-0203020 |
| GF-H58A | PAJERO MINI | H58A-0000024 — H58A-0208780 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
動力伝達装置において、自動変速機のパーキング機構のパーキングローラーロッド抜け 止めピンの強度が不足しているため、当該ピンに亀裂が入ることがあり、最悪の場合、ピ ンが折損してリテーナが抜け出し、パーキングポジションへシフト操作をしてもパーキン グ機構が作動しなくなるおそれがある。 （備考） 本届出は、平成１３年１１月２０日「届出１９５」の改善対策届出に新たに対象車を追加 するものである。
改善措置
全車両、当該パーキングローラーロッドを対策品に交換する。
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=3008624
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