14 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Posted on: 2013-11-25
Description
Navistar, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 international prostar sleeper cab vehicles manufactured december 12, 2012, through august 8, 2013 and equipped with feature code 16xsa, 16xsb, 16xsc or 16xsd chassis skirts. In the affected vehicles, the rear chassis skirt upper horizontal support s-bracket may rub the fuel tank causing a hole in the tank.
Consequence
A hole in the tank would allow fuel to leak onto the roadway causing dangerous driving conditions, which could result in a vehicle crash, property damage, personal injury, or death.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will reinstall the chassis skirt with proper clearance, free of charge. If necessary, the fuel tank will be replaced. The recall began on march 31, 2014. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall number is 13517.
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.
DEFECT #2 - STRUCTURE
Posted on: 2013-11-25
Description
Navistar, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 international prostar sleeper cab vehicles manufactured december 12, 2012, through august 8, 2013 and equipped with feature code 16xsa, 16xsb, 16xsc or 16xsd chassis skirts. In the affected vehicles, the rear chassis skirt upper horizontal support s-bracket may rub the fuel tank causing a hole in the tank.
Consequence
A hole in the tank would allow fuel to leak onto the roadway causing dangerous driving conditions, which could result in a vehicle crash, property damage, personal injury, or death.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will reinstall the chassis skirt with proper clearance, free of charge. If necessary, the fuel tank will be replaced. The recall began on march 31, 2014. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall number is 13517.
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.
DEFECT #3 - POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Posted on: 2014-03-12
Description
Navistar, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2014 international prostar trucks manufactured september 2013 through december 2013, and equipped with feature code 14gxp 6x2 rear axles with 'r' hubs and dual track rear axles. In the affected vehicles, axle shafts of an incorrect length may have been installed which can cause the splines on the axles shafts to be only partially engaged into the side gears of the rear axle differential.
Consequence
The partial engagement could cause the axle shaft splines or side gears to fail which may result in loss of power to the drive wheels causing the vehicle to stall on the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect wheel hubs and axle shafts with the correct ones and replace any damaged side gears, free of charge. The recall began on march 18, 2014. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number associated with this recall is 14506.
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.
DEFECT #4 - POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
Posted on: 2014-03-12
Description
Navistar, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2014 international prostar trucks manufactured september 2013 through december 2013, and equipped with feature code 14gxp 6x2 rear axles with 'r' hubs and dual track rear axles. In the affected vehicles, axle shafts of an incorrect length may have been installed which can cause the splines on the axles shafts to be only partially engaged into the side gears of the rear axle differential.
Consequence
The partial engagement could cause the axle shaft splines or side gears to fail which may result in loss of power to the drive wheels causing the vehicle to stall on the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect wheel hubs and axle shafts with the correct ones and replace any damaged side gears, free of charge. The recall began on march 18, 2014. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number associated with this recall is 14506.
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.
DEFECT #5 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
Posted on: 2014-04-21
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 international durastar vehicles manufactured november 2012 through december 2013, international workstar vehicles manufactured december 2012 through january 2014, and 2014-2015 international transtar and international prostar vehicles manufactured january 2013 through february 2014. The affected vehicles are built with air disc brake feature codes 04wey, 04wez, or 04wzk. These vehicles may have an incorrect number of bolts mounting the brake caliper to the caliper mounting plate and some of the bolts may be improperly torqued.
Consequence
If the air disk brake caliper has loose or missing bolts, the air disk brake caliper may come loose from the mounting plate causing the vehicle to pull left or right while braking and lengthening the distance needed to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace any missing bolts and check the torque of all of the air disk brake caliper bolts, free of charge. The recall began on may 7, 2014. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 14508.
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.
DEFECT #6 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Posted on: 2015-11-20
Description
Navistar, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 international prostar and durastar trucks manufactured april 26, 2012, to april 4, 2013, workstar trucks manufactured april 27, 2012, to march 29, 2013, lonestar trucks manufactured may 21, 2012, to april 2, 2013, and transtar trucks manufactured april 30, 2012, to march 25, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the accelerator pedal position sensor can move and result in a high engine idle.
Consequence
A high engine idle may make downshifting the transmission difficult and the engine brake may be disabled. These factors may hinder slowing down the truck when descending a long grade, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the electronic control module (ecm) to allow it to recognize that the pedal is at the idle position, free of charge. The recall began on january 19, 2016. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 15517.
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.
DEFECT #7 - TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Posted on: 2015-09-29
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 international prostar trucks manufactured may 18, 2010, to april 5, 2013, 2012-2014 international lonestar trucks manufactured september 7, 2011, to march 25, 2013, and 2011-2013 international transtar trucks manufactured october 18, 2010, to february 20, 2013. The affected trucks are equipped with fontaine ultra lt fifth wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking mechanism, have a locking mechanism that may fail to operate or to properly engage.
Consequence
If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and fontaine dealers will replace the fifth wheel with an ultra nt model fifth wheel, free of charge. The recall began on november 18, 2015. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825, or fontaine customer service at 1-844-597-7393.
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.
DEFECT #8 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Posted on: 2014-10-31
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 international lonestar vehicles manufactured october 12, 2009, to june 16, 2014, and 2009-2015 international prostar vehicles manufactured december 16, 2008, to june 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles the electrical harness that supplies power to the hvac system may not be of sufficient size for the electrical load of the circuit. This can result in an increase in resistance and heating at the connectors.
Consequence
An increase in resistance and heating at the connectors could cause a vehicle fire.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 60 amp relay and battery harness with a 150 amp relay and battery harness, free of charge. Navistar issued an interim notification to owners on december 29, 2014. The recall began on march 2, 2015. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's number for this recall is 14516.
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.
DEFECT #9 - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER
Posted on: 2015-04-22
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 international durastar, prostar, transtar and workstar, 2012-2015 international terrastar, 2013-2015 international lonestar and ic bus hc, and 2014-2015 ic bus ac vehicles. A vehicle double battery jump start or electrical load dump event could result in an overvoltage condition of a component within the hvac system linear power module (lpm) which is used to control the blower speed. The overvoltage condition could result in the overheating and failure of the lpm.
Consequence
If the lpm overheats and fails, there is an increased risk of a fire.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lpm with an upgraded one, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on june 18, 2015. A second notification will mailed when parts become available. The recall began on august 6, 2015. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 15509.
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.
DEFECT #10 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Posted on: 2016-07-26
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 international prostar trucks manufactured june 11, 2013, through may 19, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the connection for the cube fuse terminal may break resulting in a total loss of power to the cab and an unexpected engine stall.
Consequence
An unexpected engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cube fuse with a chassis-mounted power distribution module (pdm), free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on september 16, 2016. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 16508.
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.
DEFECT #11 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Posted on: 2016-07-26
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 international prostar trucks manufactured june 11, 2013, through may 19, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the connection for the cube fuse terminal may break resulting in a total loss of power to the cab and an unexpected engine stall.
Consequence
An unexpected engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cube fuse with a chassis-mounted power distribution module (pdm), free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on september 14, 2016. A second notice will be sent to owners when parts become available. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 16508.
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.
DEFECT #12 - EQUIPMENT
Posted on: 2017-12-13
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain 2000-2001 international 4700, 2000-2002 4900, 2001-2003 8100 (transtar) and 9100i, 2002-2003, 2005, 2007-2009, 2012-2014 and 2016-2018 durastar, 2012 and 2014-2017 prostar, 2014-2015 terrastar, and 2018 lt trucks. These vehicles are equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
Consequence
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, instructing them to notify kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin february 9, 2018. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590, or contact kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on product safety recall for more information.
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.
DEFECT #13 - EQUIPMENT
Posted on: 2017-12-13
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain 2000-2001 international 4700, 2000-2002 4900, 2001-2003 8100 (transtar) and 9100i, 2002-2003, 2005, 2007-2009, 2012-2014 and 2016-2018 durastar, 2012 and 2014-2017 prostar, 2014-2015 terrastar, and 2018 lt trucks. These vehicles are equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
Consequence
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, instructing them to notify kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin february 9, 2018. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590, or contact kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on product safety recall for more information.
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.
DEFECT #14 - EQUIPMENT
Posted on: 2017-12-13
Description
Navistar, inc. (navistar) is recalling certain 2000-2001 international 4700, 2000-2002 4900, 2001-2003 8100 (transtar) and 9100i, 2002-2003, 2005, 2007-2009, 2012-2014 and 2016-2018 durastar, 2012 and 2014-2017 prostar, 2014-2015 terrastar, and 2018 lt trucks. These vehicles are equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
Consequence
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Navistar will notify owners, instructing them to notify kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin february 9, 2018. Owners may contact navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590, or contact kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on product safety recall for more information.
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.