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Extended Warranty for Allison Solutions in Hino Trucks


Extended Warranty for Allison Solutions in Hino Trucks

Hino Trucks has recently reported that the company amended its warranty coverage conditions. According to the introduced changes, 2020 Hino trucks equipped with Allison gear shifting solutions will receive a five year unlimited mileage gearbox warranty from this moment on.


The new warranty terms give customers two extra years of after-sales maintenance and rule out mileage limits so there's no extra expenditures for customers. Allison gearboxes installed on Hino Trucks are included on vocational applications. The new warranty for gear shifting mechanisms can be applied to Class 6 and 8. The prolonged warranty will be an excellent addition to other warranties offered to owners of Hino trucks, as well as to special Hino Remote Diagnostics and Case Management. According to Hino officials, the company took this step to ensure reduced operating costs for its clients.


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Thanks to top-quality and reliability of its patented engine units paired with highly-efficient automatics from Allison, Hino managed to prolong the period of warranty maintenance to 5 years free-of-charge for its customers. Allison solutions are widely used in Hino trucks, including the recently unveiled XL Series. Allison representatives said that the company is happy to collaborate with Hino in providing the extended gearbox coverage. The dedication to impeccable services at Allison motivated the company to offer this extension for further enhancement of customers' trust in advanced gear shifting units provided by Allison.

Hino is a well-known company specialized in developmentб manufacturing, selling, and maintenance of commercial vehicles on the territory of the USA with the help of huge network of more than two hundred and thirty dealers in the entire territory of the USA.

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