Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V353000

Engine and engine cooling

NAVISTAR, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-07-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V353000

Engine and engine cooling

Component
Engine and engine cooling
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Vehicles affected
24,975
Reported to NHTSA
2008-07-30
Owners notified
2008-10-03

Defect description

NAVISTAR IS RECALLING 24,975 MY 2003 THROUGH 2008 IC BE, CE, HC, AND RE SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL BUSES AND 2002 THROUGH 2008 INTERNATIONAL 3200 AND 3300 MODEL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 THROUGH DECEMBER 14, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL VT365 ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE HARD START, NO START, OR STALL CONDITIONS DUE TO POSSIBLY DAMAGED TERMINALS IN THE FUSE HOLDER CONNECTOR OF THE INJECTOR DRIVE MODULE (IDM) CLEAN BATTERY POWER CIRCUITS. THE TERMINALS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY TESTING IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Safety risk

THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE IDM FUSE HOLDER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT NAVISTAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

NAVISTAR'S RECALL NO. 08506.CUSTOMERS MAY 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

38 model years across 12 models.

ModelYears on record
IC BE2006 2005 2004 2002
IC CE2006 2005 2004 2003
IC HC2006 2005 2004 2003
IC HCCB2008
IC RE2005 2004 2003
IC BUS BE2008 2007
IC BUS CE2008 2007
IC BUS HCCB2007
IC BUS RE2008 2007
IC BUS Resb2006
INTERNATIONAL 32002008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
INTERNATIONAL 33002008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

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.