Hino Nd8j, Hino Ne8j, Hino Nj8j, Hino Nv8j, model year 2012. Filed by Hino Motors Sales U.s.a., Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 November 2011. 312 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Hino is recalling certain model 2012 nd8j, ne8j, nj8j, and nv8j commercial trucks manufactured from july 25, 2011, through september 16, 2011. during assembly, the wheel-end retainer on the front or rear axle may have been installed incorrectly.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V537 cover?
- Hino Nd8J, Hino Ne8J, Hino Nj8J, Hino Nv8J, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- HINO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL 2012 ND8J, NE8J, NJ8J, AND NV8J COMMERCIAL TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 25, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16, 2011. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE WHEEL-END RETAINER ON THE FRONT OR REAR AXLE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE WHEEL-HUB AND AXLE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. HINO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND, IF THE AXLE IS FOUND TO BE INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL END RETAINING HARDWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 19, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HINO AT 1-248-699-9390.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 WHEEL-HUB AND AXLE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V537 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| System at fault | Power Train:Axle Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 November 2011 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | HINO ND8J, HINO NE8J, HINO NJ8J, HINO NV8J |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE WHEEL-HUB AND AXLE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
HINO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND, IF THE AXLE IS FOUND TO BE INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL END RETAINING HARDWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 19, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HINO AT 1-248-699-9390.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 816 notices in the record whose component field names power train. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Hino Nd8j recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Hino Ne8j recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Hino Nj8j recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Hino Nv8j recalls: 14 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 11V537, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v537/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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- 23V756: 2022-2023 Hino NE7A, NE7B, NJ7A, NJ7B, NV7A, and NV7B
- 23V560: 2020-2024 NE7A, NE7B, NE8A, NH9A, NJ7A, NJ7B, NJ8A, NJ8J, NV7A, NV7B, and NV8A
- 23V541: 2022-2023 NE7A, NJ7A, NJ7B and NV7A
- 23V457: 2023 NE7A, NJ7A, and NV7A
- 23V456: 2022-2023 NE7A, NE7B, NJ7A, NJ7B, NV7A, and NV7B
All 36 Hino campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 11V537 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
2914a65d - Consequence
c156f8aa - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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