Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V114000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

NAVISTAR, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-03-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V114000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Component
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Vehicles affected
286
Reported to NHTSA
2012-03-22
Owners notified
2012-04-23

Defect description

NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 6, 2012, AND EQUIPPED WITH HEADLIGHTS IN THE BUMPER. THE HEADLIGHT BEAM CIRCUIT AND THE GROUND CIRCUIT ARE SWITCHED AT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. THE SWITCHED CIRCUITS AFFECTS THE HEADLIGHTS WATTAGE, RESULTING IN THE BUMPER HEADLIGHT BEING DIMMER THAN ALLOWED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Safety risk

A DRIVER'S REDUCED VISIBILITY OR THE TRUCK’S REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO INADEQUATE HEADLIGHT WATTAGE, MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890.

Notes

NAVISTAR'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12506.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

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
INTERNATIONAL Workstar2013 2012

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.