Timken Rear Hub Unit Bearing, model year 9999. Filed by Timken Company and reported to NHTSA on 1 August 2017. 400 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain Rear Hub Unit Bearings , part numbers HB5Z1104A and HA590446 sold by Timken for installation on 2011-2017 Ford Explorer 4X2 vehicles. These Rear Hub Unit Bearings with Ford branding, were manufactured without a self retention feature, possibly resulting in the separation of …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17E042 cover?
- Timken Rear Hub Unit Bearing.
- What is wrong with them?
- Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain Rear Hub Unit Bearings , part numbers HB5Z1104A and HA590446 sold by Timken for installation on 2011-2017 Ford Explorer 4X2 vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A loss of the wheel or wheel end can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Timken will notify the known owners and the distributors that received the parts, and dealers will provide a replacement rear hub unit bearing, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2017. Owners may contact Timken customer service at 1-866-984-6536.
- 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: “A loss of the wheel or wheel end can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17E042 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Timken Company |
| System at fault | Suspension:Rear |
| Reported to NHTSA | 1 August 2017 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | TIMKEN REAR HUB UNIT BEARING |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A loss of the wheel or wheel end can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Timken will notify the known owners and the distributors that received the parts, and dealers will provide a replacement rear hub unit bearing, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2017. Owners may contact Timken customer service at 1-866-984-6536.
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 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17E042, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17e042/
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Other Timken notices we hold
- 25E005: model TP1HUBA wheel hub bearings sold on or before December 31, 2024
- 11E029: TIMKEN TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS, PART NUMBER 25877, SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS
All 3 Timken campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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