Hino Ranger Recall 1143401 — Other (Control Device)

In October 2018, Hino filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (Control Device), covering the Ranger. The filing affects 13,833 vehicles manufactured between April 2015 and September 2018.

Overview

Filing in context

The Other (Control Device) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 7 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 43 Hino notifications from 2018 in this archive. For scale, 1,427 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 3 years and 5 months.

Defect

On medium-duty trucks, the exhaust port structure of the air control valve is improperly designed. During snow driving or similar conditions, moisture can accumulate on the exhaust port and freeze, blocking the port. As a result, air cannot be expelled when the brake pedal is released, causing the brakes to drag. In the worst case, this can lead to a vehicle fire.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, install a cover over the exhaust port of the air control valve.

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=3004347

Related recalls

Same manufacturer, same component

Other Hino filings involving the Other (Control Device), 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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