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Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72 Recall 14V046: Power Train:Automatic Transmission

NHTSA campaign 14V046, reported February 10, 2014, 7,819 vehicles potentially affected.

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Official recall notice

Safety recall 14V046Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Problem
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (Mitsubishi Fuso) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92 and FGB72 trucks. In the affected vehicles, the transmission may not have been cleaned sufficiently during manufacturing, allowing debris to contaminate the automatic transmission fluid (ATF).
Risk
Contaminated ATF may cause the transmission to become inoperative resulting in engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Mitsubishi Fuso will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission, flush the system twice and refill it with new ATF or replace the transmission assembly as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 7, 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi Fuso at 1-856-467-4500.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Mitsubishi Fuso FEC52201220132014
Mitsubishi Fuso FEC72201220132014
Mitsubishi Fuso FEC92201220132014
Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72201220132014