Campaign 11V-320

Front axle outer wheel bearing cone rollers may not have been properly heat treated

Defect summary

HINO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 NE8J VEHICLES. THE FRONT AXLE OUTER WHEEL BEARING CONE ROLLERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THE SUSPECT BEARING CONES HAVE THE DATE CODE "ZJ" ON THE MAJOR FACE OF THE INNER BEARING RACE JUST FOLLOWING THE "CANADA" STAMP.

Consequence

WITHOUT HEAT TREATING, A BEARING MAY SUFFER PRE-MATURE FAILURE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE AT THE WHEEL OR WHEEL SEPARATION THAT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy

HINO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 19, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HINO MOTORS AT 1-248-699-9330.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 11V320000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about suspension on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 11V-320
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Hino	NE8J	2011 to 2012	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

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