In December 2005, Mitsubishi filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Power Steering, covering the Forklift. The filing affects 255 vehicles manufactured between July 2003 and March 18, 2005.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 2103070 |
|---|---|
| Type | Improvement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策) |
| Date filed | December 6, 2005 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi |
| Component | Power Steering |
| Production period | July 2003 — March 18, 2005 |
| Vehicles affected | 255 units |
Filing in context
The Power Steering is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 43 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 140 Mitsubishi notifications from 2005 in this archive. For scale, 3,445 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 1 year and 8 months.
Issue
The dimensions of the piston seal groove and seal in the steering cylinder are incorrect. Frequent full-lock-to-full-lock steering inputs cause abnormal wear of the seal. Continued operation allows hydraulic fluid to leak internally, and when the fluid is at elevated temperature, slow steering inputs may cause a sluggish response from the steered wheels. In the worst case, steering controllability is reduced.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, the steering cylinder is replaced with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F17D | Forklift | F17D-00020 — F17D-99505 |
| F17DL | Forklift | F17D-00020 — F17D-99505 |
| F34 | Forklift | F34-20034 |
| F34L | Forklift | F34-20034 |
| F35 | Forklift | F35-00012 — F35-50424 |
| F35L | Forklift | F35-00012 — F35-50424 |
| KF4C | Forklift | KF4C-05011 — KF4C-58007 |
| SA-F16D | Forklift | F16D-85009 — F16D-85038 |
| SA-KF6B | Forklift | KF6B-05012 — KF6B-55027 |
| SB-F18C | Forklift | F18C-00011 — F18C-99501 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
ステアリングシリンダピストンシール溝とシールの寸法が不適切なため、頻繁にステアリング切返し操作を行うと、当該シールが異常に磨耗することがある。そのため、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、作動油の内部漏れが発生し、最悪の場合、作動油が高温となっている場合、ステアリングをゆっくり操作した時にかじ取り車輪の動きが鈍くなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、ステアリングシリンダ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=3008684
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