Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V394000

Electrical system: wiring

Navistar, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-06-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V394000

Electrical system: wiring

Component
Electrical system: wiring
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Vehicles affected
29,182
Reported to NHTSA
2015-06-22
Owners notified
2015-08-03

Defect description

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 International Durastar trucks manufactured May 13, 2009, to June 24, 2013, 2011-2012 International Workstar trucks manufactured November 30, 2010, to September 26, 2011, and 2010-2014 IC Bus HC transit buses manufactured November 19, 2009, to April 24, 2013. The affected vehicles may have an improperly routed engine grid heater power feed cable which can result in the cable contacting the metal edge on the cab.

Safety risk

If the cable contacts the metal edge of the cab, it may cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will secure the power feed cable so that it cannot contact the cab, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 15514.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
IC BUS HC2014 2010
IC BUS Iccb2012
IC BUS Icsb2013 2011
INTERNATIONAL Durastar2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
INTERNATIONAL Workstar2012 2011

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.