- Vehicles
- 577
- Built between
- Apr 2005 – Aug 2005
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 October 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2005 and August 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Hino NA6JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
- 2006 Hino NB6JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
- 2006 Hino NC6JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
- 2006 Hino ND8JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
- 2006 Hino NE8JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
- 2006 Hino NJ8JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
- 2006 Hino NV8JBuilt April 2005 to August 2005
What the defect is
On certain trucks, the bolts that hold the battery box and bracket in place may not have been properly torqued at the time of assembly.
What could happen
The battery box could become loose and possibly fall resulting in a crash without warning.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETORQUED ALL BOLTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2005 to August 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 October 2005
- Owners notified27 October 2005
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 24 October 2005.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact hino at 248-648-6430.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- M0040
- Recalling manufacturer
- HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC.
- 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
Hino recall no. M0040.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.