{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2004342 (Hino), 2005: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2004342/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2004342, HINO 185, 238, 338, 268, 165, 308, 2004-09-17. On certain vehicles, the steering column boot may interfere with the steering.",
  "excerpt": "Hino 185, 238, 338, 268, 165, 308. Published by Transport Canada as 2004342 on 17 September 2004. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the steering column boot may interfere with the steering shaft during turns. This may cause the boot to become entangled on the shaft resulting in a greater than expected force required to turn the steering wheel which, in turn, may increase the possibility of a crash. Correction: Dealers will … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. On certain vehicles, the steering column boot may interfere with the steering shaft during turns. This may cause the boot to become entangled on the shaft resulting in a greater than expected force required to turn the steering wheel which, in turn, may increase the possibility of a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the steering column boot. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2004342 . The Canadian register on this site Hino is named on 47 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:16:19+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:16:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2004342 (Hino), 2005: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2004342/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}