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2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 2, 2012
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Mitsubishi Fuso FE649, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure150.0%
  • Suspension150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CHASSIS / FRAME IS TOTALLY DETERIORATED FROM RUST WHICH DEVELOPED FROM WITHIN THE STEEL. NOT SURFACE RUST. BASICALLY IT HAS ROTTED AWAY MAKING THE TRUCK UNABLE TO CARRY A LOAD AND UNSAFE. THIS IS A 10 YEAR OLD HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THAT YOU CAN NOT DRIVE . YOU CAN DRIVE A HAMMER RIGHT THROUGH THE SUPERSTRUCTURE STEEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FLEET MAINTAINED, UNDERCOATED. THE CHASSIS IS POWER WASHED REGULARLY AND PAINTED ANNUALLY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE. BEING A TRUCK / FLEET OWNER FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN PULLED FROM SERVICE PREMATURELY BY AT LEAST 5-10 YEARS. *JS

NHTSA ID 10457135 · filed May 2, 2012

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CHASSIS / FRAME IS TOTALLY DESTROYED / DETERIORATED FROM ROT / RUST. YOU CAN LITERALLY PULL THE STEEL APART WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. THIS IS NOT SURFACE RUST! THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT AN EXPECTED PROBLEM FOR TRUCK OF THIS AGE AND GONE UNDETECTED COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO PEOPLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESPONSE. *JS

NHTSA ID 10457141 · filed May 2, 2012

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .