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2001 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE640 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 fatal · 387095 · 2002-12-30

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI FUSO
Model
FE640
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE LINKAGE THAT CONNECT THE RANGE SELECTOR LEVER TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY SET BY THE MANUFACTURER, AS A RESULT WHEN THE SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK THE PARKING PAWL WILL NOT FULLY MESH WITH THE PARKING PAWL GEAR WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IN PARK, THE CONSUMER HUSBAND PLACED HIS VEHICLE IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEY ND EXITED THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE FAILURE THE THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD PINNING HIM AND ULTIMATELY KILLING HIM (MITSUBISHI FUSO FE640T). *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
568252
Machine
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