Hino Ranger Recall 1107420 — Accelerator

In May 2001, Hino filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Accelerator, covering the Ranger. The filing affects 16,768 vehicles manufactured between March 1999 and March 2001.

Overview

Filing in context

The Accelerator is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 34 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 8 Hino notifications from 2001 in this archive. For scale, 1,341 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 2 years.

Defect

In the acceleration system, while driving with the accelerator pedal fully open, a foot may strike the EGR control linkage attached to the system, preventing the linkage from returning to its normal position. In the worst case, engine speed does not decrease even after the accelerator pedal is released.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the affected linkage bracket with a revised unit incorporating a stopper to prevent the linkage from inverting.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 77 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000365

Related recalls

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