The defect
THE PROPELLER SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS ARE DAMAGED.
The risk
THESE DAMAGED UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLIES CAN LEAD TO ABNORMAL WEAR OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARINGS RESULTING IN PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO AFFECTED UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hino FE | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Hino FF | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
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 FE | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Hino FE | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Hino FE | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Hino FF | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Hino FF | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Hino FF | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1996
10 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the power train; HINO DIESEL TRUCKS(USA) filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 96V255000 23 Dec 1996 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 96V198000 9 Oct 1996 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 96V190000 4 Oct 1996 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 96V176000 18 Sept 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V166000 5 Sept 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V086000 14 May 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V035000 22 Feb 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V015000 23 Jan 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996