Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V107000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery

NAVISTAR, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-03-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V107000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery

Component
Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Vehicles affected
29,460
Reported to NHTSA
2010-03-18
Owners notified
2010-09-10

Defect description

NAVISTAR HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL JUMP START STUD. CORROSION AT THE BASE OF THE STUD MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BETWEEN THE STUD AND BATTERY BOX.

Safety risk

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

A FINAL REMEDY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES BY INSTALLING A NEW JUMP START STUD. REPAIRS WILL BE PREFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM ACTION WILL INVOLVE THE REMOVAL OF THE JUMP START STUD AND THE CONNECTING CABLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL DEALERS AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

NAVISTAR'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS10506.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

48 model years across 20 models.

ModelYears on record
INTERNATIONAL 13002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 32002010
INTERNATIONAL 41002010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 42002009
INTERNATIONAL 43002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 44002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 73002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 74002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 75002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 76002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 77002009
INTERNATIONAL 85002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 86002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 92002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 94002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL 99002011 2010 2009
INTERNATIONAL CXT2008
INTERNATIONAL Lonestar2011 2010
INTERNATIONAL MXT2009
INTERNATIONAL Prostar2011 2010 2009

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.