Consumer Complaint Detail

INTERNATIONAL / 4700 / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000118637 Incident Date: Jun, 20 2000
Consumer's City: GRAFTON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Navistar, Inc.
Model Name: 4700 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, air:antilock
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HTSCAAM7YH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving down a city street travlling 25mph noticed a smell of burning brakes. pulled over, noticed smoke coming out of the front right brake housing. took a hose to it to cool it down. wheel was in danger of exploding or starting a fire. contacted dealer still under warranty. this is a brand new design "diamond life brake system". one of the mechanic told him that there is a design flaw on the hydraulic brake system, causing these failure. the left rear caught on fire. this time going 50mph on the hwy. no warning. no nothing. didn't even allow the brakes. *ak