In October 2006, Mitsubishi & Nissan filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (boarding device), covering the Delica, Town BOX and 2 more models. The filing affects 1,730 vehicles manufactured between November 1995 and September 13, 2004.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 2103340 |
|---|---|
| Type | Improvement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策) |
| Date filed | October 18, 2006 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi, Nissan |
| Component | Other (boarding device) |
| Production period | November 1995 — September 13, 2004 |
| Vehicles affected | 1,730 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Mitsubishi & Nissan.
This is the only filing in the archive that cites the Other (boarding device) as the affected component. This filing is one of 70 Mitsubishi notifications from 2006 in this archive. For scale, 2,491 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 8 years and 10 months.
Issue
On welfare vehicles modified to include a tail-gate lift, the terminal section of the weight detection switch — which senses whether a wheelchair is present on the lift — is exposed. If the hook of the lift's buffer spring breaks, the spring may contact the exposed switch terminal. In the worst case, this contact may cause the lift to operate unintentionally without the operator activating the control switch.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, insulating material is applied to the weight detection switch terminal section and all four springs are replaced with new units. A caution label is also affixed.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E-PB6W | Delica | PB6W-0100212 |
| E-PF6W | Delica | PF6W-0100660 |
| GA-P17V | Delica | P17V-0200243 — P17V-0200308 |
| GD-U61V | Minicab | U61V-0001040 — U61V-0508986 |
| GD-U62V | Minicab | U62V-0001059 — U62V-0504340 |
| GF-PB4W | Delica | PB4W-0000224 — PB4W-0200231 |
| GF-PC4W | Delica | PC4W-0000268 — PC4W-0100347 |
| GF-PF6W | Delica | PF6W-0500241 — PF6W-0700249 |
| GF-U61W | TOWN BOX | U61W-0004632 — U61W-0301355 |
| GF-U62W | TOWN BOX | U62W-0001140 — U62W-0301287 |
| GF-U63W | TOWN BOX | U63W-0000425 — U63W-0101229 |
| GF-U64W | TOWN BOX | U64W-0003433 — U64W-0300329 |
| KB-P15V | Delica | P15V-1000365 — P15V-1200248 |
| KD-PB5W | Delica | PB5W-0200252 — PB5W-0400248 |
| KD-PC5W | Delica | PC5W-0200319 — PC5W-0400393 |
| KD-PF8W | Delica | PF8W-0300282 — PF8W-0300617 |
| KH-PF8W | Delica | PF8W-0500251 — PF8W-0700210 |
| LE-U61V | Minicab | U61V-0700203 — U61V-0909345 |
| LE-U62V | Minicab | U62V-0700259 — U62V-0906410 |
| LE-U71V | Clipper | U71V-0000229 — U71V-0003500 |
| LE-U72V | Clipper | U72V-0000255 — U72V-0002034 |
| TA-U61W | TOWN BOX | U61W-0400243 — U61W-0501817 |
| TA-U62W | TOWN BOX | U62W-0400222 — U62W-0501412 |
| V-U41V | Minicab | U41V-0421924 — U41V-0519373 |
| V-U42V | Minicab | U42V-0500779 — U42V-0511199 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
テールゲートリフト付車に改造した福祉車両において、リフト使用時に車いすの乗車の有無を検知する重量検知スイッチの端子部が露出した構造となっている。そのため、リフト装置の緩衝スプリングのフック部が折損した場合、緩衝スプリングが当該スイッチの端子部に接触することがあり、最悪の場合、作動スイッチの操作をしないのにリフトが誤作動するおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、重量検知スイッチの端子部に絶縁材を貼付け、スプリング４本を新品と交換する。また、コーションラベルを貼付ける。
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=3008704
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