Hino Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Hino is recalling about 1,848 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Increased braking distances can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
00V192000
Manufacturer
HINO DIESEL TRUCKS(USA)
Reported
27 July 2000
Vehicles
1,848
Built between
Oct 1997 – Jun 2000
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 August 2000
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1997 and June 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000-2001 Hino FB4JBuilt July 1998 to June 2000
  • 1999-2001 Hino FD2JBuilt October 1997 to June 2000
  • 1999-2001 Hino FE2JBuilt October 1997 to June 2000
  • 1999-2001 Hino FF2JBuilt October 1997 to June 2000

What the defect is

Vehicle description: medium duty trucks equipped with anti-lock brake system (ABS) and air over hydraulic brake actuation. The ABS computer unit is faulty which could increase braking distances.

What could happen

Increased braking distances can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS COMPUTER CONTROLLER UNIT.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1997 to June 2000
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 July 2000
  3. Owners notified9 August 2000

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 July 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HINO DIESEL TRUCKS(USA)
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification began august 9, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hino diesel at 1-845-365-1400. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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