2003 MITSUBISHI FUSO FH617 Recalls (2)

Campaign:

03V278000 on 08/06/2003

Component:

Suspension:front:wheel bearing

Manufactured:

02/29/2000 - 05/20/2002

Affected:

1,913

Defect:

On certain medium duty trucks, the front hub outer wheel bearing may become damaged due to improper lubrication.

Consequence:

This could cause smoke from the area of the front wheel hub, or the vehicle could become inoperable due to bearing seizure, increasing the risk of a crash.

Correction:

Dealers will inspect the wheel hub bearings, and if the bearings show a sign of damage or breakage, will replace the bearing with a new one. owner notification began august 20, 2003. owners should contact mitsubishi fuso at 1-877-711-0707.

Notes:

Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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Campaign:

04V478000 on 10/17/2004

Component:

Suspension:front:hub

Manufactured:

05/22/2002 - 12/22/2003

Affected:

2,537

Defect:

On certain trucks trucks equipped with an f040t front axle. the front wheel hub outer bearing lock nut may have been improperly tightened during assembly, and an insufficient amount of grease may have been applied to the outer bearing.

Consequence:

These conditions could result in the outer bearing generating excessive heat and/or breaking, causing the vehicle to become disabled. the excessive heat could cause a fire.

Correction:

Dealers will inspect the inner and outer front wheel hub bearings, and replace any bearing with signs of damage. the recall began on october 28, 2004. owners should contact mitsubishi fuso at 1-856-467-4500.

Notes:

Mitsubishi fuso recall no. r3123510.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

2003 MITSUBISHI FUSO FH617 TSB

Bulletin:

SC-C-0040690

Component:

061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel

Summary:

Mitsubishi truck: dpf caution label. enclosed is a replacement self adhesive diesel particulate filter (dpf) caution label to install over the existing label and a replacement dpf hang tag for the truck. the new label and hang tag better

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