Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V105000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-06-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V105000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Component
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Vehicles affected
887
Reported to NHTSA
1971-06-17
Owners notified
1971-06-14

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CAMPAIGN NO R-71017.BUS.CHASSIS EQ UIPPED WITHPOWER STEERING.TO USERS 1962 THRU1971.POSSIBIL ITY THAT POWER STEERINGHOSES ARE ROUTED SO THAT HEAT FROM ENG INE CAN DETERIORATE HOSES LOCATED INENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA,CAUSING HOSE TO LEAK FLUID.IF POWER STEERINGHYDRAULIC HOSEBREAKS AND FLUID ESCAPES, OPERATOR CAN STEER MANUALLY BUT SHOULD STOP VEHICLE AND TURN OFF IGNITION, AS FLUID MAY BE SPRAYEDON HOT ENGINEEXHAUST MANIFOLD AND START A FIRE IN THE ENGINECOMPARTMENT.(CORRECT BYREPLACING HOSES WITH STEEL TUBING A ND REROUTING.)

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 183RE1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962

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.