TRUCKS RECALL * USA: Mitsubishi Fuso medium duty trucks
* Pennsylvania - Sheller, P.C. Law firm investigation underway for class action relief
(Photo: A Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter Carrier Truck FK618)
-- A federal court in New Jersey has cleared the way for further nationwide investigation of inherent and irreversible defects in Mitsubishi Fuso trucks equipped with BlueTec® technology emission control... On July 30, 2015, a Florida grocery store chain's putative class action, alleging claims related to defective emission controllers in Mitsubishi Fuso truck engines, survived as a judge denied most of the truck maker's motion to strike class allegations and breach of warranty claims... The court held that the plaintiff had adequately alleged a state law consumer protection claim for deceptive or unfair practices in connection with the marketing and sale of the purportedly defective trucks...
(Photo: The BlueTec® Technology innovates environmental friendliness and fuel economy with a combination of regeneration controlled DPF and BlueTec®)
... Mitsubishi allegedly marketed the new BlueTec® engines as a better alternative to the systems installed by other engine makers to comply with the new EPA regulations. However, in court documents, the initial plaintiff alleges that Mitsubishi's representations about the engines were wrong and that the technology rendered the trucks defective and caused operational failures that resulted in the engines unexpectedly shutting down for no apparent reason. The engine defect is alleged to put "extreme and harmful" pressure on the engines, resulting in regular and catastrophic failures of the engine, including power loss, stalling and failure to restart...
Philadelphia, PENN, USA - PRNewswire-USNewswire - Aug. 6, 2015
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