Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V314000

Service brakes, hydraulic

NAVISTAR, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-07-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V314000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Vehicles affected
1
Reported to NHTSA
2012-07-05

Defect description

NAVISTAR IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2008 SAFARI SIMBA DIESEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURED ON JUNE 29, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH HYDRAULIC BRAKES. HYDRAULIC BRAKE EQUIPPED MOTORHOME CHASSIS EXPOSED TO LONG PERIODS OF TIME OF NON-DRIVING MAY EXPERIENCE DIAMETRICAL BRAKE CALIPER PISTON GROWTH AND REDUCED PISTON TO BORE CLEARANCE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO BRAKE DRAG AND OVERHEATING RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE.

Safety risk

REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER, AND AN AUTHORIZED DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, AS NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER BY DTNA ON AUGUST 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
SAFARI COACH Simba Diesel2008

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.