The defect
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, DURING THE STAMPING PROCESS, SOME CROSSMEMBERS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DEFORMATION TO THE LOWER CORNERS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE STAMPING DIE. OVER TIME, IF THIS CONDITION WERE IGNORED, THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CROSSMEMBERS COULD BE COMPROMISED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT AND/OR A LOSS OF REAR WARNING LAMPS.
The risk
ANY OF THESE OCCURRENCES COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, CORRECT, AND REPLACE THE CROSSMEMBERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HINO AT 1-248-648-6400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hino ND8J | 2006, 2007 |
| Hino NE8J | 2006, 2007 |
| Hino NJ8J | 2006, 2007 |
| Hino NV8J | 2006, 2007 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hino ND8J | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| Hino ND8J | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Hino NE8J | 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| Hino NE8J | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Hino NJ8J | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| Hino NJ8J | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Hino NV8J | 2006 | 0 | 9 |
| Hino NV8J | 2007 | 1 | 7 |
Other structure recalls in 2006
25 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the structure; HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 06V489000 21 Dec 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V468000 4 Dec 2006 | THOR CALIFORNIA INC. |
| 06V466000 4 Dec 2006 | THOR CALIFORNIA INC. |
| 06V433000 15 Nov 2006 | EARTHROAMER, LLC |
| 06V431000 15 Nov 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V415000 27 Oct 2006 | ELGIN SWEEPER COMPANY |
| 06V406000 25 Oct 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V389000 12 Oct 2006 | BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006