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Vehicle recall R/2000/026

Daihatsu Hijet recall: Fuel tank may leak

DVSA recall R/2000/026 names the Daihatsu Hijet. It was launched 19 June 2000. DVSA does not record the build dates for this recall.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2000/026
Launched
19 June 2000
Issued by
DAIHATSU
Vehicles
8,862 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The fuel tank could suffer from external corrosion in service and may become porous with the result that the tank could leak fuel.

The fix

Recall likely to be affected vehicles and replace the fuel tank with a quality assured unit

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Daihatsu Hijetnot recorded8,862
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Other recalls for these models

  • R/1997/030 Corrosion on wiring harness connectors 14 July 1997, Daihatsu Hijet
  • R/2003/074 Corrosion of fuel tank may lead to fuel leak 24 November 2003, Daihatsu Hijet
  • R/2003/073 Corrosion of fuel tank may lead to fuel leak 24 November 2003, Daihatsu Hijet
  • R/1995/088 Insecurity of brake pedal 23 January 1996, Daihatsu Hijet
  • R/2005/054 Front hub nuts may be incorrectly torqued and come loose. 16 August 2005, Daihatsu Hijet
  • R/2007/069 Propshaft may detach 12 November 2007, Daihatsu Hijet

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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