{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2020494 (Mitsubishi Fuso), 2019 to 2021: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020494/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2020494, MITSUBISHI FUSO FE160, FE140, FE180, 2020-10-20. Issue: On certain trucks equipped with a gas engine, the brake vacuum pump.",
  "excerpt": "Mitsubishi Fuso Fe160, Fe140, Fe180. Published by Transport Canada as 2020494 on 20 October 2020. System: Brakes. What the notice says Issue: On certain trucks equipped with a gas engine, the brake vacuum pump may fail. This can cause a hard brake pedal and an increase in brake pedal effort that is required to stop the truck. If the brake vacuum pump fails, the low vacuum light will turn on. Safety Risk: A sudden increase in brake pedal … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Issue: On certain trucks equipped with a gas engine, the brake vacuum pump may fail. This can cause a hard brake pedal and an increase in brake pedal effort that is required to stop the truck. If the brake vacuum pump fails, the low vacuum light will turn on. Safety Risk: A sudden increase in brake pedal effort could lead to an increase in stopping distance. This could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Mitsubishi Fuso will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your truck to a dealer to replace the vacuum pump. The dealer will also reroute the vacuum hose and install an exhaust heat shield. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and mode",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:26:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:26:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2020494 (Mitsubishi Fuso), 2019 to 2021: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020494/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}