Hino Ranger Recall 1142050 — Steering linkage

In February 2018, Hino filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Steering linkage, covering the Ranger. The filing affects 294 vehicles manufactured between May 26, 2017 and September 2017.

Overview

Filing in context

The Steering linkage is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 22 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 43 Hino notifications from 2018 in this archive. For scale, 3,398 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 4 months.

Defect

On medium-duty trucks, improper welding of the ball joint connection on the drag link has resulted in weld positions that deviate from specification. Continued use in this condition can cause the weld at the ball joint connection to detach and the ball joint to separate, resulting in loss of steering control.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the drag link with a conforming part.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 46 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=3004199

Related recalls

Same manufacturer, same component

Other Hino filings involving the Steering linkage, closest to this one by filing date.

Other recalls affecting the same models

Filings whose affected type codes overlap with this one, newest first.

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