Submitted by administrator on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 00:56
For the V rods that secure the rear axles of the vehicle with 4-bag type air spring suspension system onto the frame, the nuts securing the ball joints with the axles may loosen from transverse load occurred when the vehicle turns, because they do not have sufficient tightening strength. If the vehicle continues to be driven with such loose nuts, one of the nuts may fall off, causing the v rod and the axle to separate from each other, which would adversely affect the steering stability, and in the worst case, the axle might move sideways, causing the shock absorber to touch the tyre or the wheel. If the shock absorber is damaged and allows oil to leak, this could result in a fire.
Case Number:
RJ-1415-0
Make/model:
Issued:
Fri, 2005-04-15
Component:
shock absorber (V rods)
Affected:
8 041
Correction:
The V rod assemblies should be replaced with the factory approved replacement units, and the covers should be installed in order to prevent them from separating from the axles. Incidentally, it will take time to supply all the factory approved replacement units, and therefore as a temporary measure, the V rods should be replaced with new ones (that have the ball joint nuts with increased tightening power) and they should be replaced with the factory approved replacement units at a later date.
Identification:
sticker ('HD-40' is written) near the striker on the rear door pillar on the passenger's side, blue one for the temporary measure and white/yellow one for the permanent countermeasure
Vehicle:
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54JDR
Period:
16/05/2003..25/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54JD-530005..FP54JD-730060
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54JER
Period:
19/05/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54JE-530002..FP54JE-730013
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54JGR
Period:
16/05/2003..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54JG-530001..FP54JG-730012
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54LDR
Period:
19/05/2003..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54LD-530002..FP54LD-730017
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54LGR
Period:
20/06/2003..07/08/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54LG-530001..FP54LG-530008
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54MDR
Period:
16/05/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54MD-530006..FP54MD-530368
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP54MGR
Period:
21/10/2003..15/05/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FP54MG-530001..FP54MG-530005
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FP55JDR
Period:
05/06/2003..23/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FP55JD-530005..FP55JD-730008
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FT50JVX(modified)
Period:
05/06/2003..04/02/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FT50JVX-530040..FT50JVX-530272
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FT54JNY
Period:
07/06/2003..07/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FT54JNY-530004..FT54JNY-530059
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FT54JVX
Period:
22/05/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FT54JVX-530003..FT54JVX-530356
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FT54JWZ
Period:
24/05/2003..05/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FT54JWZ-530006..FT54JWZ-530174
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU50MPY(modified)
Period:
28/08/2004..30/08/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FU50MPY-530037..FU50MPY-530038
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU54JNY
Period:
21/05/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JNY-530002..FU54JNY-530102
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU54JTY
Period:
20/05/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JTY-530002..FU54JTY-530315
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU54JTZ
Period:
22/05/2003..25/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JTZ-530002..FU54JTZ-530340
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU54JUZ
Period:
20/05/2003..25/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JUZ-530002..FU54JUZ-532940
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU54MUZ
Period:
21/05/2003..28/02/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54MUZ-530001..FU54MUZ-530039
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU55JTZ
Period:
02/06/2003..24/02/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU55JTZ-530003..FU55JTZ-530041
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FU55JUZ
Period:
23/05/2003..19/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU55JUZ-530006..FU55JUZ-530511
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FV50JMY(modified)
Period:
28/11/2003
Frame / Chassis No:
FV50JMY-530127
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FV50MTZ(modified)
Period:
26/02/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FV50MTZ-530109
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FV50MUZ(modified)
Period:
18/10/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FV50MUZ-530101
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
KL-FV54JUZ
Period:
26/05/2003..17/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FV54JUZ-530003..FV54JUZ-530184
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FT50JWZ(modified)
Period:
11/02/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FT50JWZ-530062
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FT54JNY
Period:
07/10/2004..16/12/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FT54JNY-530041..FT54JNY-530053
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FT54JVX
Period:
15/06/2004..16/12/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FT54JVX-530076..FT54JVX-530245
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FT54JWZ
Period:
31/10/2003..19/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FT54JWZ-530085..FT54JWZ-530178
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FU54JNY
Period:
29/03/2004..29/01/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JNY-530061..FU54JNY-530093
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FU54JTY
Period:
24/09/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JTY-530114..FU54JTY-530316
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FU54JTZ
Period:
02/12/2003..09/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JTZ-530157..FU54JTZ-530333
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FU54JUZ
Period:
29/08/2003..25/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU54JUZ-530649..FU54JUZ-532942
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FU55JTZ
Period:
06/07/2004..28/02/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU55JTZ-530022..FU55JTZ-530042
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FU55JUZ
Period:
09/10/2003..24/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FU55JUZ-530154..FU55JUZ-530514
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FV50JUZ(modified)
Period:
24/10/2003..30/08/2004
Frame / Chassis No:
FV50JUZ-530060..FV50JUZ-530190
Make:
Mitsubishi
Type:
PJ-FV54JUZ
Period:
07/06/2004..04/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No:
FV54JUZ-530111..FV54JUZ-530176
unique_id_feeds:
135773