The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·11E029000·Announced 2011-07-11

Timken Recalls Front Wheel Bearings for Heavy Trucks Due to Heat Treatment Defect

Timken is recalling certain front wheel bearings for heavy trucks because improper heat treatment may cause failure and wheel separation.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (wheel bearing failure) that can result in wheel separation and a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Timken Corporation is recalling certain tapered roller bearings, part number 25877, that were sold and installed as original equipment for certain heavy trucks. The recall involves bearings that bear the date code "ZJ".

The defect is that the wheel bearing cone rollers may not have been properly heat treated. Improperly heat treated bearings can fail under loads and stresses, which may result in a wheel separation and a crash.

Timken will replace the bearings free of charge. Timken notified its customers on May 19, 2011. Owners may contact Timken at 1-330-471-3693 or their vehicle manufacturer. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING recall
Manufacturer
TIMKEN CORPORATION
Category
Vehicle — Heavy Trucks
Hazard
Affected units
7,260

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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