UD UD1800; UD Trucks Hino Replacement Engine (2008): Engine and engine cooling
Recall 17E058000 · Oct 3, 2017 · UD Trucks Corporation
1
units affected
1
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17E058000
- Date
- Oct 3, 2017
- Maker
- UD Trucks Corporation
- Units affected
- 1
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling > Engine
- Model years
- 2008
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
UD Trucks Corporation (UD) is recalling one Hino Motors engine, model J08EUJ, sold as a replacement engine for a 2008 UD1800 HD truck. This engine has wrist pin bushings in the connecting rods that may shift and cause excessive cylinder wear.
What can happen
Excessive wear of the cylinders can result in engine failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
UD will notify the owner, and a dealer will inspect the stampings on the connecting rods, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2017. Owners may contact UD customer service at 1-336-291-5237.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 17E058000?
2 models: UD UD1800 (2008), UD Trucks Hino Replacement Engine (all years), about 1 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 17E058000?
UD will notify the owner, and a dealer will inspect the stampings on the connecting rods, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2017. Owners may contact UD customer service at 1-336-291-5237.
What can happen?
Excessive wear of the cylinders can result in engine failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.