Suspension: front: wheel bearing (Timken)
Vehicle equipment recall 11E-029. NHTSA received TIMKEN CORPORATION’s report on Jul 11, 2011.
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The short answer
NHTSA received TIMKEN CORPORATION’s report on Jul 11, 2011. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED BEARINGS CAN FAIL UNDER LOADS/STRESSES POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A WHEEL SEPARATION AND A CRASH.
TIMKEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN TIMKEN TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS, PART NUMBER 25877, SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS.
THE WHEEL BEARING CONE ROLLERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED.
THESE BEARING PRODUCTS BEAR A DATE CODE, “ZJ”.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: front: wheel bearing.
What should you do?
TIMKEN WILL REPLACE THE BEARINGS FREE OF CHARGE. TIMKEN NOTIFIED ITS CUSTOMERS ON MAY 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EITHER TIMKEN AT 1-330-471-3693 OR THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 7,260 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Timken Wheel HUB BearingNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by TIMKEN CORPORATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.