| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
04V374000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HINO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ND8J |
| Model Year: |
2005 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
A3600 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
20040106 - 20040621 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
588 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20040823 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20040823 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20040802 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20040805 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE POWER STEERING PIPE CLAMP WAS NOT INSTALLED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE PIPE COULD FRACTURE CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT EACH VEHICLE AND DETERMINE IF THE POWER STEERING CLIP IS INSTALLED. IF THE POWER STEERING PIPE CLIP IS NOT INSTALLED, THE CORRECT CLIP WILL BE ADDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HINO AT 1-845-365-1400. |