Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Mitsubishi Fuso FK455

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

Recalls

2 campaigns
04V437000·INTERIOR LIGHTING2004-09-09

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE REBOUND CUSHION MAY STICK TO THE HOOK HINGE BRACKET, DUE TO IMPROPER RUBBER COMPOSITION OF THE CUSHION. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE HOOK PIN BRACKET REMAINING IN THE UP (CAB CLOSED) POSITION WHEN THE CAB LATCH IS UNLOCKED. WITH THE HOOK PIN BRACKET IN THE UP POSITION, THE CAB TILT LOCK SWITCH REMAINS CLOSED, IMPROPERLY INDICATING THAT THE CAB LATCH IS LOCKED.

RiskIF THE CAB LATCH IS UNLOCKED FOR ANY REASON, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAB LOCK INDICATOR WILL NOT NOTIFY THE DRIVER THAT THE CAB TILT LOCK MECHANISM IS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REBOUND CUSHION WITH A MODIFIED COMPONENT AND ADJUST THE CABLE TILT LOCK SWITCH AND BOTTOM BRACKET AT THE REAR CAB MOUNT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI FUSO AT 1-877-711-0707.

87V004000·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1987-01-28

AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR LINE MAY BE IMPROPERLY SECURED TO THE FRAME AND COULD INTERFERE WITH THE SHIFT LINKAGE CAUSING A SMALL LEAK.

RiskLOW AIR PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN IMPAIRED BRAKINGPERFORMANCE.

FixINSTALL ADDITIONAL RETAINING CLIPS TO AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR LINE; REPLACE LINE IF WEAR HAS TAKEN PLACE.

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