{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hino recall 18V178 (AA9Q0): 2018-2019 NE8J, NJ8J, and NV8J Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v178/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V178 (Hino): The damage to the engine may result in it shutting off and increasing the risk of a crash. Hino's own number: AA9Q0.",
  "excerpt": "Hino Ne8j, Hino Nj8j, Hino Nv8j, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 March 2018. 45 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Hino Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. (Hino) is recalling certain 2018-2019 NE8J, NJ8J, and NV8J trucks. The engine valve train adjustment screw lock nuts may not have been properly tightened manufacturing, possibly resulting in them coming loose within the engine and damaging it. 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: AA9Q0. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V178 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: “The damage to the engine may result in it shutting off and increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V178 Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine 15 March 2018 2018-2019 HINO NE8J, HINO NJ8J, HINO NV8J The damage to the engine may result in it shutting off and increasing the risk of a crash. Hino will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque on the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:36:41+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hino recall 18V178 (AA9Q0): 2018-2019 NE8J, NJ8J, and NV8J Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v178/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}