Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V267000

Vehicle speed control

NAVISTAR, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-06-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V267000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Vehicles affected
2,085
Reported to NHTSA
2010-06-15
Owners notified
2010-07-01

Defect description

NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2010 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS AND IC COMMERCIAL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 4, 2001 THROUGH DECEMBER 14, 2009 EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL VT365 ENGINES HAVING ENGINE CALIBRATION PAN2PVR0, PAN2PVR1, OR PAN2PWR. THE ENGINE NORMALLY RESPONDS TO A FAILED OPEN ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT FAULT BY RETURNING THE ENGINE TO LOW IDLE SPEED OF 800 RPM AND DISABLING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO INCREASE THE ENGINE SPEED. HOWEVER IF THE OPEN CIRCUIT CORRECTS ITSELF WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF INITIATION, ENGINE SPEED COULD SUDDENLY INCREASE TO A HIGH IDLE SPEED OF 1200 RPM.

Safety risk

THIS INCREASE TO HIGH IDLE SPEED MAY OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED SHIFT IN VEHICLE POSITION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

NAVISTAR'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10512.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

37 model years across 14 models.

ModelYears on record
IC 33002010 2009 2008 2007 2006
IC CE2006 2005
IC HCCB2008
IC SFC2006 2005
IC BUS 33002005
IC BUS BE2008
IC BUS CE2008 2007
IC BUS HCCB2007
INTERNATIONAL 1652SC2007 2006 2005
INTERNATIONAL 32002008 2007 2006 2005 2004
INTERNATIONAL 41002008 2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL 42002010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
INTERNATIONAL RXT2007 2006
INTERNATIONAL TSV2009

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.