The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced today on its official website that Mitsubishi Motors is set to recall up to 42,525 units of Triton utes citing potential problems on the vehicles' suspension bolts.

The ACCC said that the recall would cover all Tritons manufactured between October 2006 and January 2009 as it aired warning that the problematic bolts could become loose and cause too much suspension noise.

The consumer watchdog also warned that the ball joint may eventually detach from the suspension arm that would leave the vehicle inoperable as it noted that insufficient tightening at the time of the assembly may have been the cause of the defect.

ACCC said that Mitsubishi will send letters to all Tritons owners at their given address when they bought the vehicle, informing them of the possible glitch and would be advised to get in touch with the nearest Mitsubishi dealer for inspection and repair of the bolts.

Mitsubishi maintained that the bolt problems in Australia has been a surprise for the company but stressed that the recall would be carried out as a form of precautionary measures though a company spokeswoman downplayed the issue and said that such rate of incidence should be 'incredibly minor'.

She said that in the event that Triton owners would encounter the bolt problem, they should hear a loud noise coming from their suspension once the bolts start loosening.

Mitsubishi gave assurance that the glitch is quite minor and repair should be completed by 20 minutes.