Hino 238 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Hino 238 (2015–2016).

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• 2015
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All Hino 238 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Hino 238, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. U-bolt, leaf spring to axle (suspension)

   NHTSA 15V208000 Reported April 7, 2015 1,951 vehicles potentially affected Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc.

   Hino Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. (Hino) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 238, 258, 268, and 338 trucks manufactured January 5, 2015, to March 20, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the U-bolt that connects the suspension springs to the front axle may have been overtightened.

   Remedy: Hino will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle U-bolts on the subject vehicles free of charge. The recall began on June 5, 2015. Owners may contact Hino customer service at 1-248-699-9300.

   Model years: 2015, 2016

Other Hino models

• 2585 complaints
• 1953 complaints
• 2682 complaints
• Conventional Models2 complaints
• 1451 complaints
• 1651 complaints
• 3381 complaints
• FB4J1 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.