Recall · 20V244000
Hino Motors Sales U.S.A. recalled 10 models over electrical system
12,470
Vehicles covered
10
Models
20
Model years
April 30, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- The defect
- Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. (Hino) is recalling certain 2020-2021 NV8J, NJ8J, NE8J, NJ8A, NV8A, NE8A, NE8G, NJ8C, NE8C, and NV8G trucks. The ground cable that connects the negative battery terminal to the frame may be too short and may break as a result.
- What it can cause
- If the ground cable breaks, the engine cannot be re-started to move the vehicle to a safe area, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Hino will notify owners, and dealers will install an extension bracket to the negative battery terminal and inspect the ground cable terminal for damage, replacing the cable if damage is found, free of charge. Owners will be notified of the safety risk with an interim letter Mid-June 2020. The recall began June 26, 2020. Owners may contact Hino customer service at 1-248-699-9390. Hino's number for this recall is AAHT0.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Hino NE8A | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NE8C | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NE8G | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NE8J | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NJ8A | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NJ8C | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NJ8J | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NV8A | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NV8G | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Hino NV8J | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 12,470 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 81% of the 14,045 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 493. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Hino vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 3 times before this, most recently in February 2018 as 18V119000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 22V021000 (service brakes, air), 21V146000 (visibility), 20V383000 (service brakes, air).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. with NHTSA on April 30, 2020 as campaign 20V244000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-04-30.
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