Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V314000

Parking brake

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-07-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V314000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
10,882
Reported to NHTSA
2007-07-24
Owners notified
2007-09-28

Defect description

ON CERTAIN 6X4 OR 6X6 TRUCKS WITH AIR BRAKES OR TRACTORS WITH AIR BRAKES AND EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.

Safety risk

THIS COULD DELAY OR FAILURE IN APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

INTERNATIONAL IS WORKING WITH BENDIX TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 07E-037). BENDIX WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE REPAIR KIT FOR THE AFFECTED SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENDIX AT 440-329-9000 AND INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 07511.CUSTOMERS 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.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
INTERNATIONAL 5900I2008 2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL 74002008 2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL 75002008 2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL 76002008 2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL 77002008 2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL 86002008 2007 2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.