Mitsubishi Fuso Fec52, Mitsubishi Fuso Fec72, Mitsubishi Fuso Fec92, Mitsubishi Fuso Fgb72, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 October 2012. 6,520 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92, and FGB72 trucks. The fuel line may disconnect from the fuel filter head due to an improperly machined connector.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, 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.
Mitsubishi Fuso's own number for this recall: C1005710. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V524 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V524 cover?
- Mitsubishi Fuso Fec52, Mitsubishi Fuso Fec72, Mitsubishi Fuso Fec92, Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72, model years 2012-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92, and FGB72 trucks. The fuel line may disconnect from the fuel filter head due to an improperly machined connector.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- As the fuel line loosens and detaches it may leak fuel. Leaking fuel in the presence of an ignition source such as high temperature components may increase the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MFTA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the affected fuel filter head, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 19, 2012. Owners may contact MFTA at 1-856-467-4500.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mitsubishi Fuso calls this recall C1005710, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “As the fuel line loosens and detaches it may leak fuel. Leaking fuel in the presence of an ignition source such as high temperature components may increase the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V524 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Other:Fuel Filter |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 October 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2013 |
| Vehicles named | MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC52, MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC72, MITSUBISHI FUSO FEC92, MITSUBISHI FUSO FGB72 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
As the fuel line loosens and detaches it may leak fuel. Leaking fuel in the presence of an ignition source such as high temperature components may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
MFTA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the affected fuel filter head, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 19, 2012. Owners may contact MFTA at 1-856-467-4500.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 145 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, other. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 35 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Mitsubishi Fuso Fec52 recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Mitsubishi Fuso Fec72 recalls: 14 US campaigns
- Mitsubishi Fuso Fec92 recalls: 14 US campaigns
- Mitsubishi Fuso FGB72 recalls: 10 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V524, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v524/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V524 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
769776bd - Consequence
67e91589 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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