{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "HINO recall 11V549 (M0240): MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NE8J TRUCKS",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v549/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V549 (Hino): INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY RESULT IN BOLT FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND/OR ARM SEPARATION, THEREBY POTENTIALLY R...",
  "excerpt": "Hino Ne8j, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Hino Motors Sales U.s.a., Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 November 2011. 62 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hino motors is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 ne8j trucks. during the assembly process, the steering attachment bolts may have been insufficiently torqued. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Hino's own number for this recall: M0240. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V549 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY RESULT IN BOLT FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND/OR ARM SEPARATION, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 11V549 HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. Steering 15 November 2011 2011-2012 HINO NE8J INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY RESULT IN BOLT FATIGUE AND FRACTURE AND/OR ARM SEPARATION, THEREBY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. HINO WILL NOTIFY OWNER",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:09:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:18:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"HINO recall 11V549 (M0240): MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NE8J TRUCKS\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v549/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}