Timken recall: Suspension
What is wrong
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 the wheel or wheel end.
What could happen
A loss of the wheel or wheel end can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Timken Rear Hub Unit Bearing
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17E042000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Timken Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 1, 2017
- Owners notified
- Aug 1, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 400
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Dec 1, 2016 to Jul 31, 2017
- Part
- Suspension › Rear
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.