MLIT Improvement Campaign · Japan

Mitsubishi Canter Wide Improvement Campaign 2103110 — Frame

Filed February 10, 2006 · Mitsubishi

In February 2006, Mitsubishi filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Frame, covering the Canter Wide. The filing affects 140 vehicles manufactured between January 23, 1992 and May 24, 2004.

Overview

MLIT filing number2103110
TypeImprovement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策)
Date filedFebruary 10, 2006
Manufacturer(s)Mitsubishi
ComponentFrame
Production periodJanuary 23, 1992 — May 24, 2004
Vehicles affected140 units

Filing in context

The Frame is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 39 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 70 Mitsubishi notifications from 2006 in this archive. For scale, 3,738 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 12 years and 4 months.

Issue

These vehicles are freight trucks converted to dump trucks with a sliding bed mechanism. Operating the vehicle under severe conditions — such as repeatedly raising and lowering an overloaded dump bed — can cause cracks to develop in the frame. Continued operation allows the cracks to propagate and, in the worst case, fracture the frame.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, reinforcement plates are added to the frame. Any frame showing cracks or deformation is repaired.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 6 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
KC-FE63ECX ふそうキャンターワイド FE63ECX-550012 — FE63ECX-560265
KC-FE642C ふそうキャンターワイド FE642C-540001 — FE642C-540017
KC-FE648C ふそうキャンターワイド FE648C-530002 — FE648C-530486
KK-FE83ECX ふそうキャンターワイド FE83ECX-500008 — FE83ECX-500307
U-FE447C ふそうキャンターワイド FE447C-560227 — FE447C-590109
U-FE449C ふそうキャンターワイド FE449C-590005

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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状況

貨物自動車を荷台スライド装置付きダンプ車に改造した車両において、過積載で荷台ダンプの昇降を繰り返すなど過酷な条件で使用すると、車枠に亀裂が生じることがある。そのため、そのまま使用を続けると、亀裂が進行し、最悪の場合、車枠が折損するおそれがある。

改善措置

全車両、車枠に補強板を追加する。なお、亀裂、変形が認められたものは補修する。

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=3008687

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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