{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2012273 (Hino), 2005 to 2012: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2012273/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2012273, HINO 308, 238, 338, 185, 165, 358, 258, 268, 2012-08-10. On certain trucks, the positive battery cable (between the battery.",
  "excerpt": "Hino 308, 238, 338, 185, 165, 358. Published by Transport Canada as 2012273 on 10 August 2012. System: Electrical. What the notice says On certain trucks, the positive battery cable (between the battery and the starter) could chafe against a convoluted tubing which, over time, could cause abrasion damage to the cable insulation, possibly resulting in an electrical short circuit. An electrical short could result in a vehicle fire causing property … 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. This site holds seven national and European registers. Hino 308 is named on 1 Japanese notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Japanese recall 1129800 (Hino), 2012: 16 vehicles Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register. On certain trucks, the positive battery cable (between the battery and the starter) could chafe against a convoluted tubing which, over time, could cause abrasion damage to the cable insulation, possibly resulting in an electrical short circuit. A",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:59:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:59:38+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2012273 (Hino), 2005 to 2012: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2012273/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}