Model year record

1983 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S Series

3 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V005000

Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator

Component: Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
Manufacturer: NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Vehicles affected: 101,072
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-01-29
Owners notified: 1987-02-20

Defect description

ENGINE AND BRAKE BACKUP SYSTEM HAVE COMMON ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE; ENGINE COULD DIE FROM ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN POWER FEED FROM THE ALTERNATOR.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

SEPARATE ENGINE AND BRAKE BACK UP CIRCUITS.

Recall campaignNHTSA 84V091000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Vehicles affected: 16,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1984-08-14
Owners notified: 1984-09-14

Defect description

THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CABLE LOCATED BETWEEN THE DASH BOARD AND FIREWALL, MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

ENGINE SHUTDOWN CABLE WILL BE REROUTED AND STRAPPED DOWN AS NECESSARY.

Recall campaignNHTSA 83V029000

Service brakes, air: drum: drum

Component: Service brakes, air: drum: drum
Manufacturer: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Vehicles affected: 1,900
Reported to NHTSA: 1983-03-14
Owners notified: 1983-04-01

Defect description

THE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER FASTENERS WHICH JOIN THE REAR AXLE BRAKE DRUM TO THE WHEELS WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY. THESE FASTENERS MAY LOOSEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRUM AND BRAKES OF THE WHEEL.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN FASTENERS TO SPECIFIED LEVEL AND REPLACE DAMAGED COMPONENTS, IF NECESSARY.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.