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Mitsubishi Fuso Completes Recall Filing of 47 ItemsOctober 27 , 2004
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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) today filed the final four recalls from its original list of 47 quality items with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT). MFTBC had announced in June 2004 to implement 47 field actions by the end of October 2004. During this period MFTBC filed 42 recall campaigns. Three of the original 47 items were either combined with another campaign or, in the end, did not require an official filing. In addition, one service campaign and one improvement campaign each were filed. The total number of buses and trucks to be recalled in Japan is 849,000 units. This is in line with the evaluation of expenses reported by DaimlerChrysler on October 8, 2004. MFTBC President and CEO Wilfried Porth said: "Our clean-up process is on schedule. We will continue our systematic approach of ensuring road safety for all our vehicles now and in the future." MFTBC will complement its ongoing internal investigations into past quality issues by reviewing further documents such as maintenance news, service information, and safety related customer date within its company as well as at its dealers and subsidiaries. A final report on the results is scheduled for the end of December 2004. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation is 65% owned by DaimlerChrysler. Other shareholders are Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (20%) and Mitsubishi group companies (15%). |
